G1896A Precore Mutation and Association With HBeAg Status, Genotype and Clinical Status in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Jeyanthi Suppiah,
Rozainanee Mohd Zain,
Norazlah Bahari,
Salbiah Haji Nawi,
Zainah Saat
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hepatitis monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1735-3408
pISSN - 1735-143X
DOI - 10.5812/hepatmon.31490
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b virus , genotype , cirrhosis , asymptomatic carrier , virology , hepatitis b , mutation , population , hbeag , immunology , asymptomatic , virus , gastroenterology , genetics , biology , hbsag , gene , environmental health
Our data suggested an intermediate prevalence of G1896A mutation among Malaysian hepatitis B carriers. The stop codon mutation has a significant association with genotype B and patients with chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis.
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