High Prevalence and Mapping of Pre-S Deletion in Hepatitis B Virus Carriers With Progressive Liver Diseases
✍ Scribed by Bing–Fang Chen; Chun–Jen Liu; Guey–Mei Jow; Pei–Jer Chen; Jia–Horng Kao; Ding–Shinn Chen
- Book ID
- 119759059
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 901 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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