Unique surface gene variants of hepatitis B virus isolated from patients in the Philippines

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-216

  Baclig, Michael O ^a   Alvarez, May R ^a   Gopez Cervantes, Juliet ^a   Natividad, Filipinas F ^a  

^a ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

Author keywords

"a" determinant; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Mutation; Surface gene; Variation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHILIPPINES; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

" A" DETERMINANT; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MUTATION; SURFACE GENE; VARIATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHILIPPINES; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84890132128     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23717     Document Type: Article

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