Article
[Mutation of hepatitis B virus S gene in children with hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 May 2008
Zhu Hui, Lu Hong-zhu, Zhou Jian-hua, Wu Heng-sheng, Fang Feng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN) is an immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis. The present study was conducted to identify HBV S gene mutation in children with HBV-GN. METHODS: Serum HBV DNA was extracted in 53 children, including 30 with HBV-GN, 5 with HBV-carrying nephrosis (control group 1), and 18 HBV carriers (control group 2). HBV S gene sequence was amplified by...
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