Sequence analysis of pre-S/surface and pre-core/core promoter genes of hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis C patients with occult HBV infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 216-220

  Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^a   Lai, Ming Yang ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Core promoter; Genomic variability; Hepatitis B virus; Occult HBV infection; Pre core gene; Pre S gene; Surface gene

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELETION MUTANT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84984539092     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10188     Document Type: Article

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