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Long-term follow-up of chronic hepatitis B after the emergence of mutations in the hepatitis B virus polymerase region.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2005
Natsuizaka M, Hige S, Ono Y, Ogawa K, Nakanishi M, Chuma M, Yoshida S, Asaka M
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of chronic hepatitis B has been greatly improved by the use of lamivudine, but mutations occur in the polymerase region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and lamivudine-resistant mutants frequently develop. The emergence of lamivudine-resistant strains of HBV is a problem for treating chronic hepatitis B using lamivudine. We observed biochemical and virological changes in 15 patients with chronic hepatitis B...
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