Open AccessHepatitis B virus genotypes in southwest Iran: Molecular, serological and clinical outcomes
Author(s) -
Anahita Mojiri,
Abbas Behzad-Behbahani,
Mehdei Saberifirozi,
Maryam Ardabili,
Mahmood Beheshti,
Marjan Rahsaz,
Mehrdad Banihashemi,
Negar Azarpira,
Bita Geramizadeh,
Baharak Khadang,
Afsaneh Moaddeb,
Mojgan Ghaedi,
Tahereh Heidari,
A Torab,
Alireza Salah,
Saeid Amirzadeh,
Zahra Jowkar,
Davood Mehrabani,
Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee,
Mohammad Ali Dehyadegari
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.1510
Subject(s) - hbeag , cirrhosis , medicine , serology , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , genotype , genotyping , hepatitis b , liver disease , virology , immunology , polymerase chain reaction , hepatitis , chronic liver disease , antibody , gastroenterology , virus , biology , gene , biochemistry
To investigate the associations of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype with HBeAg and anti-HBe status, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and HBV-DNA detection in different groups of HBV-infected patients in southwest Iran.