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Prevalence of basal core promoter and precore mutations in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients and correlation with serum HBeAG titers.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2009
Qin Yanli, Zhang Jiming, Mao Richeng, Guo Hongying, Yin Youkuan, Wu Xianghui, Weng Xinhua, Wands Jack, Tong Shuping
Abstract excerpt
The A1762T and G1764A mutations in the basal core promoter (BCP) region and the G1896A mutation in the precore (PC) region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome are found commonly in HBeAg-negative patients. Experiments in vitro suggest that BCP and PC mutation reduce and abolish HBeAg expression, respectively. In the present study, the prevalence of the BCP and PC mutations were determined in 207 patients with HBeAg...
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