Article
[Distribution and clinical significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and subtypes in HBV-infected patients].
Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2005
Li Ya-juan, Zhuang Hui, Li Jie, Dong Qing-ming, Chen Ya-jie, Niu Jun-qi, Ma Wei-min, Zhao Wei, Zhao Bao-an, Zhong Jin-qun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype and subtype distribution and its clinical significance in HBV-infected patients. METHODS: We used type/subtype-specific primers and PCR to detect HBV genotype and subtype of 445 HBV-infected patients from Beijing, Changchun, Hanchuan Shenzhen, Qingyuan and Nanjing, including 7 acute hepatitis (AH), 36 asymptomatic HBV carriers (ASC), 352 chronic hepatitis (CH),...
Topics
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Polymerase Chain Reaction