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Polymorphism of precore region of hepatitis B virus DNA among patients with chronic HBV infection in Turkey.
Infection - 1 Jan 2000
Bozdayi A M, Bozkaya H, Türkyilmaz A, Aslan N, Verdi H, Kence A, Uzunalimoglu O
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of mutations in the precore and core promoter regions of hepatitis B virus DNA and the association with the hepatitis B e antigen-negative phenotype vary in different geographical areas. It is rather high especially in the Far East and Mediterranean countries. The mutations occurring in the precore and the minimal essential region of the core promoter of HBV-DNA were analyzed in the sera of 81...
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