Prevalence of hepatitis B virus MHR mutations and their correlation with genotypes and antiviral therapy in chronically infected patients in Serbia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1160-1167

  Lazarevic, Ivana ^a   Cupic, Maja ^a   Delic, Dragan ^a   Svirtlih, Neda Stojkovic ^a   Simonovic, Jasmina ^a   Jovanovic, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Major hydrophilic region (MHR); Mutation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; SERBIA; VIRUS LOAD; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; SERBIA; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 77954407542     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21810     Document Type: Article

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