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The hepatitis B virus and common mutants.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Feb 2003
Locarnini Stephen, McMillan Janine, Bartholomeusz Angeline
Abstract excerpt
Most biological systems have developed complex mechanisms to maintain the stability of their genetic information. Exceptions to this include viruses that can undergo rapid and substantial genetic sequence changes and alterations. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) has evolved a unique life cycle resulting in the production of enormous viral loads during active replication without actually directly killing the infected...
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