Open AccessMutations in pre-core and basic core promoter regions of hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis B patients
Author(s) -
Xiaoling Wang,
Jian-Ping Ren,
Xueqing Wang,
Xiaohong Wang,
Shao-Fang Yang,
Yun Xiong
Publication year - 2016
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.v22.i11.3268
Subject(s) - hepatitis b virus , hbeag , virology , mutation , point mutation , virus , biology , hepatitis b , microbiology and biotechnology , dot blot , gene , hbsag , genetics
To investigate the frequency of mutations in pre-core (pre-C) and basic core promoter (BCP) regions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from Shanxi Province, and the association between mutations and disease related indexes.