Open AccessVirological course of hepatitis A virus as determined by real time RT-PCR: Correlation with biochemical, immunological and genotypic profiles
Author(s) -
Zahid Hussain,
Bhudev C. Das,
Syed Akhtar Husain,
Sunil Kumar Polipalli,
Tanzeel Ahmed,
Naheeda Begum,
Subhash Medhi,
Abraham Verghese,
Mohammad Raish,
Apiradee Theamboonlers,
Yong Poovorawan,
Premashis Kar
Publication year - 2006
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.v12.i29.4683
Subject(s) - medicine , viremia , viral load , genotype , immunology , alanine transaminase , real time polymerase chain reaction , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis , lymphocyte , gastroenterology , virology , virus , biology , gene , biochemistry
To undertake analysis of hepatitis A viral load, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and viral genotypes with duration of viremia, and to correlate these parameters with CD4(+)/ CD8(+) lymphocyte populations that control cell-mediated immunity.