Article
Hepatitis B virus subtypes and hepatitis C virus genotypes in patients with chronic liver disease in Nepal.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 1994
Shrestha S M, Tsuda F, Okamoto H, Tokita H, Horikita M, Tanaka T, Miyakawa Y, Mayumi M
Abstract excerpt
A total of 145 patients with chronic liver disease, including 20 with chronic hepatitis, 63 with cirrhosis and 62 with primary hepatocellular carcinoma from Nepal were tested for markers of hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection. HBsAg was detected in 57 (39%) and hepatitis C virus RNA...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chronic Disease
- Consensus Sequence
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male