Surface gene variants of hepatitis B Virus in Saudi Patients

Surface gene variants of hepatitis B Virus in Saudi Patients

Background/Aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) continues to be one of the most important viral pathogens in humans. Surface (S) protein is the major HBV antigen that mediates virus attachment and entry and determines the virus subtype. Mutations in S gene, particularly in the “a” determinant, can influenc...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Y Al-Qudari, Haitham M Amer, Ayman A Abdo, Zahid Hussain, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Khalid Alswat, Fahad N Almajhdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis
hepatitis B virus
liver cirrhosis
phylogeny
sequence analysis
surface gene
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2016;volume=22;issue=2;spage=133;epage=138;aulast=Al-Qudari

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