Hepatitis B virus genotype change in children is closely related to hbeag/anti-hbe seroconversion

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-366

  Wirth, Stefan ^a   Bortolotti, Flavia ^b   Brunert, Carl ^a   Postberg, Jan ^a   Hensel, Kai ^a   Jenke, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anti HBe seroconversion; children; chronic hepatitis B; genotype changes

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROCONVERSION; BLOOD; EUROPE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; IMMUNOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 84883740130     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318294c07a     Document Type: Article

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