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Genotype prevalence, viral load and outcome of hepatitis B virus precore mutant infection in stable patients and in patients after liver transplantation.
Clinical transplantation - 1 Aug 2004
Ben-Ari Ziv, Ashur Yaffa, Daudi Nili, Shmilovitz-Wiess Hemda, Brown Marius, Sulkes Jaqueline, Klein Athalia, Mor Eytan, Tur-Kaspa Ran, Shouval Daniel
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OBJECTIVE: The precore mutant is detectable in most Israeli patients with persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV genotypes, viral load and outcome of precore mutant infection in stable patients and in patients after liver transplantation. METHODS: The prevalence of HBV genotype and viral load were investigated in 81 patients with HBV precore...
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