Retrospective Study Investigating the Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Hepatitis B Virus Precore and Basal Core Promoter Variants
Author(s) -
Meaghan O’Brien,
Adara Casselman,
Gerry Smart,
Ainsley Gretchen,
Kelly Kaita,
Kamran Kadkhoda
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2015/940825
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , hepatitis b virus , liver biopsy , genotype , gastroenterology , viral load , biopsy , hepatitis c virus , clinical significance , hepatitis b , immunology , virus , gene , biology , biochemistry
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore (PC) and basal core promoter (BCP) variants are well known; however, their prevalence in North America is unclear, especially among hepatitis B e antigen-negative patients.
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