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Monitoring of hepatitis B virus surface antigen escape mutations and concomitantly nucleos(t)ide analog resistance mutations in Turkish patients with chronic hepatitis B.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Sayan M, Sentürk O, Akhan S Ç, Hülagü S, Cekmen M B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase gene completely overlaps with the envelope gene. In the present study we aimed to monitor the prevalence and pattern of the typical mutations for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) escape, and concomitantly nucleos(t)ide analog (NUC) resistance mutations, in Turkish patients undergoing different antiviral therapies and in treatment-naïve patients with chronic...
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