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Pyrosequencing for detection of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2004
Lindström Anna, Odeberg Jacob, Albert Jan
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can cause severe liver disease, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Lamivudine is a relatively recent alternative to alpha interferon for the treatment of HBV infection, but unfortunately, resistance to lamivudine commonly develops during monotherapy. Lamivudine-resistant HBV mutants display specific mutations in the YMDD (tyrosine, methionine, aspartate,...
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