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Successful treatment of an entecavir-resistant hepatitis B virus variant.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2007
Yatsuji Hiromi, Hiraga Nobuhiko, Mori Nami, Hatakeyama Tsuyoshi, Tsuge Masataka, Imamura Michio, Takahashi Shoichi, Fujimoto Yoshifumi, Ochi Hidenori, Abe Hiromi, Maekawa Toshiro, Suzuki Fumitaka, Kumada Hiromitsu, Chayama Kazuaki
Abstract excerpt
Emergence of a lamivudine (LAM)-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) with amino acid substitutions in the YMDD motif is a well-documented problem during long-term LAM therapy. Entecavir (ETV) is a new drug approved for treatment of HBV infection with or without LAM-resistant mutants. This report describes an ETV-resistant strain of HBV, which emerged after prolonged ETV therapy in a patient who did not respond to...
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