title: Hepatitis B virus specific transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Gastroenterology, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melegari
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Scaglioni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasquinelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manenti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000235:genetics*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000097:blood*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014766:Viremia / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012367:RNA, Viral