Genetic diversity of genotype D3 in acute hepatitis B

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1148-1154

  Alestig, Erik ^a   Söderström, Ann ^b   Norkrans, Gunnar ^a   Lindh, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Region Västra Götaland ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Injection drug use; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; INJECTION DRUG USE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878235540     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23580     Document Type: Article

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