Open AccessHepatitis B virus preS1 deletion is related to viral replication increase and disease progression
Author(s) -
Seoung Ae Lee,
Ki-Jeong Kim,
Hong Kim,
Won Hyuk Choi,
Yu Sub Won,
Bum Joon Kim
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i16.5039
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , cohort , medicine , hepatitis b virus , hbeag , liver disease , gastroenterology , virology , cirrhosis , genotype , immunology , virus , hbsag , biology , gene , genetics
To investigate the clinical implications of hepatitis B virus (HBV) preS1 deletion.