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Mutations in the basic core promotor and the precore region of hepatitis B virus and their selection in children with fulminant and chronic hepatitis B.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 1999
Friedt M, Gerner P, Lausch E, Trübel H, Zabel B, Wirth S
Abstract excerpt
The involvement of precore stop codon 1896-A and base exchanges in the AT-rich region at positions 1762 and 1764 of the hepatitis B core promotor has been controversely discussed in adults with fulminant hepatitis B. Because no data are currently available on children, we analyzed the basic core promotor (BCP) and precore region in children with chronic and fulminant hepatitis B. The BCP and precore region were...
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