Subgenotypes of hepatitis B virus genotype C do not correlate with disease progression of chronic hepatitis B in Taiwan

Liver International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 983-988

  Tseng, Tai Chung ^a   Liu, Chun Jen ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^a   Lai, Ming Yang ^a   Lin, Chih Lin ^b   Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Basal core promoter; Genotype C; Hepatitis B virus; Precore; Subgenotype

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 84984578691     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2007.01546.x     Document Type: Article

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