Article
Comparison of envelope and precore/core variants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) during chronic HBV infection.
Virology - 1 Sept 1993
Takayanagi M, Kakumu S, Ishikawa T, Higashi Y, Yoshioka K, Wakita T
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed entire pre-C/C and pre-S/S coding genes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in serial serum samples from four chronic HBV carriers with 4-5 years of follow-up. Two patients with chronic active hepatitis became seronegative for HB e antigen (HBeAg), but the hepatitis did not subside, while the...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigenic Variation
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data