Article
Molecular characterization of a new variant of hepatitis B virus in a persistently infected homosexual man.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 1990
Bhat R A, Ulrich P P, Vyas G N
Abstract excerpt
Based on the diversity of nucleotide sequences of cloned hepatitis B virus DNA genomes, we have predicted possible replication of genetic variants of human hepatitis B virus. This prediction is exemplified by studies of a chronic carrier of HBsAg/adw2, who lacked anti-HBc but carried exceedingly...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Viral
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Antibodies
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Homosexuality
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation