Complete genome sequence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from a patient with fulminant hepatitis without precore and core promoter mutations: comparison with HBV from a patient with acute hepatitis infected from the same infectious source
β Scribed by Yan Chen; Kojiro Michitaka; Hiroshi Matsubara; Kazuhisa Yamamoto; Norio Horiike; Morikazu Onji
- Book ID
- 118564825
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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