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Half-Life of the Duck Hepatitis B Virus Covalently Closed Circular DNA Pool In Vivo following Inhibition of Viral Replication
15 Jun 2002
Abstract excerpt
Covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) is a crucial intermediate in the replication of hepadnaviruses. We inhibited the replication of duck hepatitis B virus in congenitally infected ducks with a combination of lamivudine and a dideoxyguanosine prodrug. Inhibition of viral replication should prevent renewal of the cccDNA pool, and its decay was measured in liver biopsy samples collected over a 5-month period. In...
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