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Rate of YMDD motif mutants in lamivudine-untreated Iranian patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2008
Ramezani Amitis, Velayati Ali Akbar, Roshan Mohammad Reza Hasanjani, Gachkar Latif, Banifazl Mohammad, Keyvani Hossein, Aghakhani Arezoo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lamivudine is used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B patients. Recent studies show that the YMDD motif mutants (resistant hepatitis B virus) occur as natural genome variability in lamivudine-untreated chronic hepatitis B patients. In this study we aimed to determine the rate of...
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