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Phylogenetic origin of hepatitis B virus strains with precore C-1858 variant.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2001
Alestig E, Hannoun C, Horal P, Lindh M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations that prevent the expression of the hepatitis B e antigen frequently emerge in the immunoreactive phase of infection. The predominant mutation, the precore G-->A-1896 mutation, is restricted by the variability at position 1858 and is rare in strains with cytosine at nucleotide 1858. The...
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