Molecular characterisation of hepatitis B virus in the resident Chinese population in Panama City

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 541-547

  Augusto Martinez, Alexander ^a,b,c   Zaldivar, Yamitzel ^a   Hong, Chen Ch ^d   Alvarado Mora, Monica Viviana ^e   Smith, Rebecca ^a   Ortiz, Alma Y ^a   Rebello Pinho, João Renato ^e   Cristina, Juan ^f   Pascale, Juan Miguel ^a,g  

^a GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (Panama)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Genotype B2; Genotype C1; Hepatitis B; Panama

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PANAMA; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PANAMA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879570829     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108052013002     Document Type: Article

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