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A prospective study of the evolution of lamivudine resistance mutations in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with lamivudine.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Apr 2006
Zoulim F, Poynard T, Degos F, Slama A, El Hasnaoui A, Blin P, Mercier F, Deny P, Landais P, Parvaz P, Trepo C
Abstract excerpt
Lamivudine resistance has been described in subjects with chronic hepatitis B infections, associated with mutations in the viral polymerase gene. The objective of this study was to estimate the emergence rate of lamivudine-resistant viral strains and their consequences over a 2-year period. We evaluated 283 lamivudine-naïve subjects with chronic hepatitis B. Clinical and virological features were assessed at...
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