Typing hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers: application to clinical surveys and tracing infectious sources

Hiroaki Okamoto, Yuichi Sugiyama, S Okada, +8

Journal of General Virology

Infectious SourcesType-specific PrimersViral DiagnosticsHepatitis C VirusImmunology +15

Typing Hepatitis B Virus by Homology in Nucleotide Sequence: Comparison of Surface Antigen Subtypes

Hiroaki Okamoto, Fumio Tsuda, Hiroshi Sakugawa, +4

Journal of General Virology

Hepatitis B virus with mutations in the core promoter for an e antigen-negative phenotype in carriers with antibody to e antigen

Hiroaki Okamoto, Fumio Tsuda, Y. Akahane, +6

Journal of Virology

GeneticsImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyHepatitis B Virus +15

The 5'-terminal sequence of the hepatitis C virus genome.

Hiroaki Okamoto, S Okada, Y Sugiyama, +6

PubMed

Virus Structure5'-Terminal SequencePrototype HcvDistinct Hcv StrainsHepatitis C +13

Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Medical Personnel After Needlestick Accident

Takehiro Mitsui, Keiko Iwano, Kazuo Masuko, +5

Hepatology

Viral DiagnosticsHepatitis C VirusImmunologyHepatitis BHcv Core +14

Fecal excretion of a nonenveloped DNA virus (TTV) associated with posttransfusion non-A-G hepatitis

Hiroaki Okamoto, Yoshihiro AKAHANE, Masato Ukita, +4

Journal of Medical Virology

Fecal ExcretionViral DiagnosticsPathologyViral PersistenceViral Hepatitis +16

Marked Genomic Heterogeneity and Frequent Mixed Infection of TT Virus Demonstrated by PCR with Primers from Coding and Noncoding Regions

Hiroaki Okamoto, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, +5

Virology

Genomic HeterogeneityGeneticsPathogenesisPathologyVirology +6

DEFECTIVE IMMUNE-ADHERENCE (C3b) RECEPTOR ON ERYTHROCYTES FROM PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Yuzo Miyakawa, Akira Yamada, Kinori Kosaka, +3

The Lancet

InflammationAutoimmune DiseaseSystemic Lupus Erythematosus TreatmentLupusLupus Nephritis +9

Non-A, non-B hepatitis specific antibodies directed at host-derived epitope: implication for an autoimmune process

Shunji Mishiro, Yuji Hoshi, Akira Yoshikawa, +9

The Lancet

Autoimmune ProcessAutoimmune DiseaseAutoantibody ProductionViral HepatitisHumoral Response +10

Mutations within the S Gene of Hepatitis B Virus Transmitted from Mothers to Babies Immunized with Hepatitis B Immune Globulin and Vaccine

Hiroaki Okamoto, Kazunori Yano, Yasuyuki Nozaki, +6

Pediatric Research

VaccinationMaternal ImmunizationViral HepatitisGeneticsPathogenesis +10