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Low rate of YMDD motif mutations in polymerase gene of hepatitis B virus in chronically infected patients not treated with lamivudine.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2004
Matsuda Marie, Suzuki Fumitaka, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Tsubota Akihito, Akuta Norio, Hosaka Tetsuya, Someya Takashi, Kobayashi Masahiro, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Satoh Junko, Takagi Kimiko, Kobayashi Mariko, Ikeda Kenji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lamivudine is used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CH-B), and exhibits excellent antiviral activity. However, longterm administration increases the likelihood of the emergence of resistant viruses, with an accompanying relapse of hepatitis. However, recent studies have repor...
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