Hepatitis B virus genotyping: Current methods and clinical implications

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Guirgis, Bassem S S ^a   Abbas, Radwa O ^a   Azzazy, Hassan M E ^a  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Genotyping methods; HBV genotype; HBV transmission; Prognosis; Therapeutic response; Transplantation outcome

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; ENTECAVIR; PEGINTERFERON; TELBIVUDINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149467430     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.03.020     Document Type: Review

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