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No significant correlation exists between core promoter mutations, viral replication, and liver damage in chronic hepatitis B infection.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2000
Chun Y K, Kim J Y, Woo H J, Oh S M, Kang I, Ha J, Kim S S
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) core promoter mutants have been proposed to contribute to severe liver damage by increasing viral loads, but this has not yet been clearly shown. To examine the effects of core promoter mutants on viral load and liver damage, we first developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based semiquantitative HBV DNA detection method with a high sensitivity (able to detect as low as 10(3)...
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