Gastroenterology
Volume 130, Issue 4 , Pages 1153-1168 , April 2006

High Prevalence and Mapping of Pre-S Deletion in Hepatitis B Virus Carriers With Progressive Liver Diseases

  • Bing–Fang Chen

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun–Jen Liu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Guey–Mei Jow

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei–Jer Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jia–Horng Kao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Jia-Horng Kao, MD, Director, Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan. fax: (886) 2-23825962
    • ,
  • Ding–Shinn Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 1 June 2005 ,Accepted 21 December 2005.

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 Supported by grants from the Fu Jen Catholic University, the National Science Council, the National Health Research Institutes, and the Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan.

PII: S0016-5085(06)00012-6

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.01.011

Gastroenterology
Volume 130, Issue 4 , Pages 1153-1168 , April 2006

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