Precore stop codon mutant in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in children: Its relation to hepatitis B e seroconversion and maternal hepatitis B surface antigen

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 915-922

  Chang, Mei Hwei ^a,b   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Tsai, Keh Sung ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^a   Hsu, Ya Ling ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplified created restriction site; Hepatitis B e antigen; Hepatitis B e seroconversion; Polymerase chain reaction; Precore stop codon mutant

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; STOP CODON; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84984541485     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80337-1     Document Type: Article

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