Subgenotypes of hepatitis B virus genotype D (D1, D2, D3 and D5) in India: Differential pattern of mutations, liver injury and occult HBV infection

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 749-756

  Chandra, P K ^a,d   Biswas, A ^a   Datta, S ^a   Banerjee, A ^a,e   Panigrahi, R ^a   Chakrabarti, S ^a,b   De, B K ^c   Chakravarty, R ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Genotypes and subgenotypes; HBV mutations; Hepatitis B virus; RT domain

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURAL GENE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349239120     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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