Genotypes B and C hepatocellular carcinoma-associated hepatitis B virus pre-S mutants: Their detection among F1b and A2 - But not F4 - Isolates from Argentina

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 823-828

  Trinks, J ^a   Frias S ^b   Frider, B ^c   Alessio, A ^c   Pozzati, M ^c   Daleoso, G ^b   Leon L ^b   Batalla, V M ^d   Diaz A ^d   Ameigeiras, B ^b   Oubiña, José R ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis B virus genotypes; hepatocellular carcinoma; pre S mutants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGENTINA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE DELETION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867363241     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01620.x     Document Type: Article

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