The core promoter region of hepatitis B virus genomes regulates transcription of the precore and pregenomic mRNAs encoding hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and core antigen that contain target epitopes for cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The prevalence and clinical significance of mutations in this region wer
Polymorphisms in the promoter region of the angiotensinogen gene are associated with liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B
β Scribed by Fan Xiao; Hongshan Wei; Shujing Song; Guoli Li; Chuan Song
- Book ID
- 108951004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 0
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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