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Clinical significance of basal core promoter and precore mutations in chronic hepatitis B.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2007
Ozgenc O, Ozacar T, Erensoy S, Inan N, Ari A, Kuruuzum Z, Bilgic A
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The mutations in the basal core promoter and precore region of hepatitis B virus genome in hepatitis B e antigen-positive and -negative chronic hepatitis B patients have been described. The reports about their prevalence and clinical significance in the Mediterranean region where D is the predominant genotype, are very limited. METHODOLOGY: The serum samples were collected from 44 naive chronic...
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