Molecular epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Greece

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Asimina, Fylaktou ^a,b   Dimitrios, Papaventsis ^a   Maria, Daoudaki ^b   Mathaios, Moskophidis ^a   Reiberger, Thomas ^c   Nicolaos, Malisiovas ^b  

^a PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antigenic determinant; Genotypes; Mutations

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 78650317101     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21969     Document Type: Article

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