Hepatitis B Virus Basal Core Promoter Mutation and DNA Load Correlate with Expression of Hepatitis B Core Antigen in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B | Zendy

ChunJen Liu | Zendy; YungMing Jeng | Zendy; Chi-Lin Chen | Zendy; HueiRu Cheng | Zendy; PeiJer Chen | Zendy; Ting-Chi Chen | Zendy; ChenHua Liu | Zendy; MingYang Lai | Zendy; DingShinn Chen | Zendy; JiaHorng Kao | Zendy

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Hepatitis B Virus Basal Core Promoter Mutation and DNA Load Correlate with Expression of Hepatitis B Core Antigen in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Author(s) -

ChunJen Liu,

YungMing Jeng,

Chi-Lin Chen,

HueiRu Cheng,

PeiJer Chen,

Ting-Chi Chen,

ChenHua Liu,

MingYang Lai,

DingShinn Chen,

JiaHorng Kao

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/596655

Subject(s) - hbcag , hepatitis b virus , hbeag , virology , antigen , genotype , viral load , hepatitis b , hepadnaviridae , biology , virus , medicine , immunology , hbsag , gene , genetics

Expression of intrahepatic hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) is related to the immunopathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This study investigated the role that HBV genotype and basal core promoter (BCP) mutation play in the expression of HBcAg.

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