Precore sequence variation in Chinese isolates of hepatitis B virus.

doi:10.1093/infdis/165.1.127

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Precore sequence variation in Chinese isolates of hepatitis B virus.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1992

Carman W F, Ferrao M, Lok A S, Ma O C, Lai C L, Thomas H C

Abstract excerpt

Direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA was used to characterize the precore region of HBV from Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis. Two types of mutually exclusive variants were found in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative patients. The f...

Topics

Alanine Transaminase
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
China
Chronic Disease
DNA, Viral
Follow-Up Studies
Genetic Variation
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Hong Kong
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reproducibility of Results
Viremia

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PMID: 1727881
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.1.127

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