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Detection of YMDD mutation using mutant-specific primers in chronic hepatitis B patients before and after lamivudine treatment.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Sept 2006
Lee Cha-Ze, Lee Hsuan-Shu, Huang Guan-Tarn, Yang Pei-Ming, Sheu Jin-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To develop a PCR assay using mutant-specific primers to detect mutation of tyrosine-methionine-aspartate-aspartate (YMDD) motif of HBV to tyrosine-valine-aspartate-aspartate (YVDD) or tyrosine-isoleucine-aspartate-aspartate (YIDD). METHODS: Cloned wild-type and mutant HBV sequences were used as templates to test the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. A variety of primer construction, primer...
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