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Correlation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and mutations in basal core promoter/precore with clinical features of chronic HBV infection.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2007
Du Heng, Li Tong, Zhang Hua-Yuan, He Zhong-Ping, Dong Qing-Ming, Duan Xue-Zhang, Zhuang Hui
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To investigate the correlation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and basal core promoter (BCP) and precore (PC) mutations in patients with chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: HBV genotyping, nucleotide mutation, serum HBV DNA level and serological markers were analyzed in 121 patients with chronic HBV infection using INNO-LiPA HBV genotyping, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product-based sequencing,...
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