Article
Rapid quantitation of lamivudine-resistant mutants in lamivudine treated and untreated patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Nov 2006
Shi Ming, Yang Zhi-Jun, Wang Rong-Sheng, Zhang Hua, Zhu Yu-Fen, Xu Yong-Ping, Lin Qiu-Ye, Jin Li-Ji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Long-term lamivudine treatment induces emergence of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a significant number of patients with chronic HBV infection. Rapid and quantitative methods to determine the percentage of lamivudine-resistant mutants in total HBV are important during lamivudine therapy. METHODS: We established a quantitative real-time PCR method with selective primers and TaqMan...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
