Spontaneous HBV YMDD motif mutations in patients with familially clustered chronic HBV infection

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2604-2607

  Qu, Jun Xiao ^a   Zeng, Qing Lei ^a   Liu, Zhi Gang ^a   Xu, Guang Hua ^a   Feng, Ji Hong ^a   Zhao, Pei Dong ^a   Gao, Xiao Hong ^a   Wang, Tai ^a   Ren, Ying Quan ^a  

^a YAN'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Familial clustering; Spontaneous YMDD motif mutation

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN MOTIF;

EID: 78650683113     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i24.2604     Document Type: Article

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