Hepatitis B virus specific transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

M Melegari; P P Scaglioni; C Pasquinelli; F Manenti; E Villa

doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_10

Hepatitis B virus specific transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Arch Virol Suppl. 1992:4:46-9. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_10.

Authors

M Melegari¹, P P Scaglioni, C Pasquinelli, F Manenti, E Villa

Affiliation

¹ Chair of Gastroenterology, University of Modena, Italy.

PMID: 1450723
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_10

Abstract

We report on the analysis of HBV transcription in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronically infected patients by polymerase chain reaction amplification. Our results suggest that in these cells gene expression occurs either as pregenomic or subgenomic transcripts.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Female
Hepatitis B / genetics*
Hepatitis B virus / genetics*
Humans
Leukocytes, Mononuclear / microbiology*
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger / blood*
RNA, Viral / blood*
Transcription, Genetic*
Viremia / blood

Substances

RNA, Messenger
RNA, Viral