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Correlation between hepatitis B genotypes, 1896 precore mutation, virus loads and liver dysfunction in an Indian population.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Vivekanandan Perumal, Bissett Sara, Ijaz Samreen, Teo Chong Gee, Sridharan Gopalan, Raghuraman Sukanya, Daniel Hubert Darius, Kavitha Manohar L, Daniel Dolly, Chandy George M, Abraham Priya
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes may differ in pathogenicity. However, the interplay between different virus characteristics such as genotypes, mutants and virus loads has not been well studied . We investigated the association between HBV genotype, presence of 1896 precore mutation and HBV viral loads in patients with HBV-related liver disease. METHODS: One hundred and sixteen HBV...
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