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Detection of mutations in hepatitis B virus enhancer 2/core promoter and X protein regions in patients with fatal hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2000
Honda A, Yokosuka O, Suzuki K, Saisho H
Abstract excerpt
The enhancer 2/core promoter and the X protein regions located upstream of the precore and core regions in hepatitis B virus regulate expression of core/e antigen peptides. Mutations in the precore and core regions have been reported to be associated closely with the severity of type B hepatitis, and regions regulating expression of these peptides may also be involved in severe liver damage. Mutations were...
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