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Core promoter mutations and genotypes in relation to viral replication and liver damage in East Asian hepatitis B virus carriers.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 1999
Lindh M, Hannoun C, Dhillon A P, Norkrans G, Horal P
Abstract excerpt
Virus load and liver damage, as measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and histology activity index, were related to genotype and core promoter mutations in 43 chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers of East Asian origin. T-1762 mutants were more frequent in genotype C strains and were associated with more inflammation (P=.0036) and fibrosis (P=.0088) of the liver but not with hepatitis B e antigen...
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