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The effects of hepatitis B virus core promoter mutations on hepatitis B core antigen distribution in hepatocytes as detected by laser-assisted microdissection.
Journal of hepatology - 1 May 2003
Kawai Keiko, Horiike Norio, Michitaka Kojiro, Onji Morikazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The severity of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B is dependent on several factors such as subcellular localization of hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) and mutation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA. Here we studied the interrelationship between these two factors both in situ and in vitro. METHODS: Hepatocytes from liver biopsies showing expression of HBcAg only in the cytoplasm...
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