Application of Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis in Intrafamilial Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus | Zendy

ChengLi Lin | Zendy; JiaHorng Kao | Zendy; BingFang Chen | Zendy; PeiJer Chen | Zendy; Ming–Yang Lai | Zendy; DingShinn Chen | Zendy

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Application of Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis in Intrafamilial Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus

Author(s) -

ChengLi Lin,

JiaHorng Kao,

BingFang Chen,

PeiJer Chen,

Ming–Yang Lai,

DingShinn Chen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/497837

Subject(s) - genotyping , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , genotype , horizontal transmission , serology , medicine , biology , virus , immunology , genetics , antibody , gene , electrical engineering , engineering

Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in early life frequently results in persistent infection, and clustering of the chronic infection within a family is common. However, the relative contribution of perinatal mother-to-infant transmission or early horizontal transmission to the intrafamilial clustering of HBV infection remains unclear. Therefore, we used HBV genotyping and phylogenetic analysis to elucidate the modes of intrafamilial HBV transmission in Taiwan.

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