Characterization of hepatitis B virus genome variability in Iranian patients with chronic infection, a nationwide study

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 414-423

  Mohebbi, Seyed Reza ^a,b   Amini Bavil Olyaee, Samad ^a,b,c   Zali, Narges ^a   Damavand, Behzad ^a   Azimzadeh, Pedram ^a   Derakhshan, Faramarz ^a   Sabahi, Farzaneh ^b   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complete genome; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Iranian patients; Phylogenetic analysis; Subgenotype

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENES, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE DELETION; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84855878344     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23200     Document Type: Article

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