Genetic analysis of hepatitis A virus strains that induced epidemics in Korea during 2007-2009

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1252-1257

  Lee, Hyeokjin ^a,b   Jeong, Hyesook ^a   Yun, Heasun ^a   Kim, Kisang ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a,c   Yang, Jai Myung ^b   Cheon, Doo Sung ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PROTEIN VP1; PROTEIN VP2; PROTEIN VP3;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NORTH KOREA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 84863344381     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01114-11     Document Type: Article

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