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T1762/A1764 variants of the basal core promoter of hepatitis B virus; serological and clinical correlations in Chinese patients.
Liver - 1 Oct 1999
Hou J, Lau G K, Cheng J, Cheng C C, Luo K, Carman W F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A double variant in the basal core promoter, converting nucleotide 1762 from A to T (T1762) and nucleotide 1764 from G to A (A[764), has been described in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. Its prevalence and significance in Chinese chronic HBV carriers are unknown. METHODS: We studied 177 Chinese patients with chronic HBV infection (chronic hepatitis/asymptomatic: 89/88; hepatitis B e...
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