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Factors associated with hepatitis B virus DNA breakthrough in patients receiving prolonged lamivudine therapy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 2001
Yuen M F, Sablon E, Hui C K, Yuan H J, Decraemer H, Lai C L
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Factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA breakthrough and the significance of YMDD variants without the presence of wild-type YMDD during prolonged lamivudine treatment are unknown. We studied the amino acid sequence of codon 552 (YMDD motif) and codon 528 by means of a line probe assay in 159 chronic HBV patients (median follow-up 29.6 months). Pretreatment HBV DNA levels and alanine transaminase...
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