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RNA interference-mediated control of hepatitis B virus and emergence of resistant mutant.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2005
Wu Hui-Lin, Huang Li-Rung, Huang Chuan-Chuan, Lai Hsiao-Lei, Liu Chun-Jen, Huang Yu-Tzu, Hsu Yun-Wei, Lu Cheng-Yi, Chen Ding-Shinn, Chen Pei-Jer
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Present therapy for chronic hepatitis B attains control only in limited proportions. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) offers a new tool with potential therapeutic applications for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Given the importance of sequence identity in the effectiveness of siRNA and the heterogeneity of HBV sequences among different isolates, a short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-expressing plasmid,...
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