Potential role of mannose-binding lectin in intrauterine transmission of hepatitis B virus

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 391-393

  Wu, Yuzhong ^a,b   Zhou, Qunyan ^a   Wang, Huihua ^a,c   Tian, Ting ^a   Zhu, Qiuyuan ^a   Wang, Hanzhi ^a   Bai, Xiaoxia ^a   Yang, Xiaofu ^a   Wang, Zhengping ^a   Dong, Minyue ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Tongxiang First People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Intrauterine transmission; Mannose binding lectin (MBL)

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884359131     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.66.391     Document Type: Article

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