Open AccessIntegration of hepatitis B virus DNA into chromosomal DNA during acute hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Gerald C. Kimbi,
Anna Kramvis,
Michael C. Kew
Publication year - 2005
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.v11.i41.6416
Subject(s) - hepatitis b virus , biology , virology , dna , subgenomic mrna , hepatitis b virus dna polymerase , hepadnaviridae , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , virus , genetics
To examine the serum from black African patients with acute hepatitis B to ascertain if integrants of viral DNA can be detected in fragments of cellular DNA leaking from damaged hepatocytes into the circulation.