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Detection of hepatitis B virus YMDD variants using mass spectrometric analysis of oligonucleotide fragments.
Journal of hepatology - 1 May 2004
Hong Sun Pyo, Kim Nam Keun, Hwang Seong Gyu, Chung Hyun Jae, Kim Sukjoon, Han Jin Hee, Kim Hyung Tae, Rim Kyu Sung, Kang Myung Seo, Yoo Wangdon, Kim Soo-Ok
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Mutations in hepatitis B virus (HBV) to lamivudine resistance that arise during prolonged treatment frequently cause amino acid substitutions in the YMDD motif of HBV DNA polymerase. Current methods of detecting such variants are time-consuming, labor intensive, and unsuitable fo...
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