Comparison of the hepatitis B virus core, surface and polymerase gene substitution rates in chronically infected patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Van De Klundert, M A A ^a,b   Cremer, J ^c   Kootstra, N A ^b   Boot, H J ^c   Zaaijer, H L ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HBV; substitution rate; viral load

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VIRUS POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SUBSTITUTION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRAL GENETICS; VIREMIA; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855852394     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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