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Strong association between genotype F and hepatitis B virus (HBV) e antigen-negative variants among HBV-infected argentinean blood donors.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2004
França Paulo H C, González Jorge E, Munné M Silvina, Brandão Larissa H, Gouvea Vera S, Sablon Erwin, Vanderborght Bart O M
Abstract excerpt
A number of reports have indicated an increased risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected individuals carrying HBV e antigen (HBeAg)-negative variants. Although distinct core promoter and precore mutations distributed according to geographical locality and...
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