[Defective short variants of S region in chronic HBV carriers].

Article

[Defective short variants of S region in chronic HBV carriers].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 1993

Ohno T, Mizokami M, Wakita T, Kakumu S

Abstract excerpt

We analyzed the pre-S and S region of hepatitis B virus by polymerase chain reaction in 60 chronic carriers. In 10 hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic carriers, a single DNA band was detected at the expected size, whereas additional shorter DNA bands were observed in some cases with chronic he...

Topics

Adult
Base Sequence
Carrier State
Chromosome Deletion
Chronic Disease
DNA, Viral
Female
Genetic Variation
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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