Hepatitis B virus infection in children, adolescents, and their relatives: Genotype distribution and precore and core gene mutations;Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B em crianças, adolescentes e seus familiares: Distribuição dos genótipos e mutações no gene pré-core e core

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-304

  Compri, Adriana Parise ^a   Miura, Irene ^b   Porta, Gilda ^b   Lemos, Marcilio Figueiredo ^a   Saraceni, Cláudia Patara ^a   Moreira, Regina Célia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis B; Horizontal transmission; Mutation; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROMOTER REGION; RELATIVE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84863799788     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822012000300004     Document Type: Article

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