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Prevalence and significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-S mutants in serum and liver at different replicative stages of chronic HBV infection.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2001
Fan Y F, Lu C C, Chen W C, Yao W J, Wang H C, Chang T T, Lei H Y, Shiau A L, Su I J
Abstract excerpt
Several types of naturally occurring pre-S mutants in sera or liver tissues in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have been identified. To clarify the prevalence and significance of emergence of pre-S mutants, 140 sera and 18 resected livers from patients with HBV were studied. Replicative status was designated as high, intermediate, and low based on the HBV-DNA levels in serum or the...
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