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Stepwise process for the development of entecavir resistance in a chronic hepatitis B virus infected patient.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 2007
Villet Stéphanie, Ollivet Aurélie, Pichoud Christian, Barraud Luc, Villeneuve Jean-Pierre, Trépo Christian, Zoulim Fabien
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Complex mutants may be selected under sequential anti-VHB pressures. We analyzed the genotypic and phenotypic evolution of the viral quasi-species of a patient who developed resistance to entecavir following lamivudine breakthrough. METHODS: The polymerase gene was amplified, cloned and sequenced at different time points. Hepatoma cell lines were transfected to compare the replication capacity of...
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