Evolution of hepatitis B genotype C viral quasi-species during hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Wu, Shuang ^a   Imazeki, Fumio ^a   Kurbanov, Fuat ^b   Fukai, Kenichi ^a   Arai, Makoto ^a   Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Yonemitsu, Yutaka ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^b   Mizokami, Masashi ^c   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion; Quasi species

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649636797     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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