Article
[A study of the characteristics of pre S/S gene mutation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in mothers and HBV-infected children via mother-to-infant transmission].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 Jun 2003
Xu Hong-mei, Ren Hong, Peng Ming-li, Ling Ning, Qing Yu-ling
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of mutations in pre S/S gene of HBV in asymptomatic carrier (AsC) children infected through mother-to-infant transmission and their AsC mothers with different degree of viremia. METHODS: According to the levels of viremia in every pair of mother and child, 15 pairs of child and mother were divided into three groups 5 pairs in each group in this study: group I (both...
Topics
- Adult
- Child
- Cloning, Molecular
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Male
- Mutation
