Variability of the preC/C region of hepatitis B virus genotype A from a South African cohort predominantly infected with HIV

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1883-1892

  Mayaphi, Simnikiwe H ^a   Martin, Desmond J ^a   Mphahlele, M Jeffrey ^b   Blackard, Jason T ^c   Bowyer, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Genotyping; HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B; Mutations; Nucleotides

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; START CODON; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

AMINO ACIDS; GENOTYPING; HBEAG-NEGATIVE CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; MUTATIONS; NUCLEOTIDES;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883055605     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23695     Document Type: Article

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