Hepatitis B virus infection in children, adolescents, and their relatives: genotype distribution and precore and core gene mutations

Hepatitis B virus infection in children, adolescents, and their relatives: genotype distribution and precore and core gene mutations

INTRODUCTION:The objectives of this study were evaluate hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers in children and adolescents followed up at the Child Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo; identify chronic HBV carriers and susceptibl...

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Main Authors: Adriana Parise Compri, Irene Miura, Gilda Porta, Marcilio Figueiredo Lemos, Cláudia Patara Saraceni, Regina Célia Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hepatite B
Genótipo
Mutação
Transmissão vertical
Transmissão horizontal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000300004&lng=en&tlng=en

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