Article
Precore and core mutations in HBV from individuals in India with chronic infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 1995
Valliammai T, Thyagarajan S P, Zuckerman A J, Harrison T J
Abstract excerpt
Ten hepatitis B surface antigen seropositive carriers (5 asymptomatic and 5 with chronic liver disease) were tested for HBeAg/anti-HBe and for HBV-DNA using the polymerase chain reaction. Five were DNA-positive, 2 with HBeAg and 3 with anti-HBe. Nucleotide sequences were determined for these 5 ca...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Carrier State
- Consensus Sequence
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Antibodies
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- India
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
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