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The enhancer I core region contributes to the replication level of hepatitis B virus in vivo and in vitro.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2000
Bock C T, Malek N P, Tillmann H L, Manns M P, Trautwein C
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Long-term interaction of the immune system with the virus results in the selection of escape mutants and viral persistence. In this work we characterize mutations in the enhancer I region isolated prior to liver transplantation from the HBV genomes of 10 patients with chronic HBV infection. The HBV-genomes were...
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