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The clinical impact of early detection of the YMDD mutant on the outcomes of long-term lamivudine therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Paik Yong-Han, Han Kwang-Hyub, Hong Sun Pyo, Lee Hyun Woong, Lee Kwan Sik, Kim Soo-Ok, Shin Ji Eun, Ahn Sang Hoon, Chon Chae Yoon, Moon Young Myoung
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The early emergence of lamivudine (3TC)-resistant tyrosine-methionine-aspartate-aspartate (YMDD) mutants has been reported during 3TC therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-endemic areas; however, its clinical impact during long-term 3TC therapy is unknown....
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