[Detection of HBV DNA by sensitive techniques and definition of chronic VHB infection by pre-C-C mutants]

C Lebarbier; V Williams; C Garandeau; G Bellaiche; P Deny; L Maisonneuve; E Gordien

doi:10.1016/j.patbio.2004.08.003

[Detection of HBV DNA by sensitive techniques and definition of chronic VHB infection by pre-C-C mutants]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 2004 Nov;52(9):501-4. doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2004.08.003.

[Article in French]

Authors

C Lebarbier¹, V Williams, C Garandeau, G Bellaiche, P Deny, L Maisonneuve, E Gordien

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de biologie médicale, hôpital Robert-Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-bois, France. [email protected]

PMID: 15531112
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2004.08.003

Abstract

Our purpose is to assess the question of the definition of hepatitis B virus pre-C-C mutant-chronic infection, according to the level of the viral load at the era of very sensitive techniques of quantification of HBV DNA.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

DNA, Viral / blood
DNA, Viral / genetics
DNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
Hepatitis B virus / genetics
Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification*
Hepatitis B, Chronic / diagnosis*
Humans
Mutation
RNA, Viral / blood
RNA, Viral / genetics
RNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Viral Load

Substances

DNA, Viral
RNA, Viral