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Basal core-promoter mutant of hepatitis B virus and progression of liver disease in hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2005
Lin Chih-Lin, Liao Li-Ying, Wang Chaur-Shine, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Chen Ding-Shinn, Kao Jia-Horng
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The long-term outcomes in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B are distinct from those in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis. However, the molecular virological factors that contribute to the progression of liver disease in this special clinical setting remain largely unknown. We thus investigated the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes as well as precore/basal...
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