TY - GEN AU - Liang,T J AU - Hasegawa,K AU - Munoz,S J AU - Shapiro,C N AU - Yoffe,B AU - McMahon,B J AU - Feng,C AU - Bei,H AU - Alter,M J AU - Dienstag,J L TI - Hepatitis B virus precore mutation and fulminant hepatitis in the United States. A polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of specific mutation SN - 0021-9738 PY - 1994///0330 KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Base Sequence KW - DNA Primers KW - Europe KW - epidemiology KW - Female KW - Hepatitis B KW - Hepatitis B e Antigens KW - biosynthesis KW - Hepatitis B virus KW - genetics KW - Humans KW - Israel KW - Japan KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed KW - Point Mutation KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - methods KW - Prevalence KW - United States N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S UR - https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI117006 ER -