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Application of PCR-LDR-nucleic acid detection strip in detection of YMDD mutation in hepatitis B patients treated with lamivudine.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2010
Xu Gaolian, You Qimin, Pickerill Sam, Zhong Huayan, Wang Hongying, Shi Jian, Luo Ying, You Paul, Kong Huimin, Lu Fengmin, Hu Lin
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (CHBV) infection causes cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Lamivudine (LAM) has been successfully used to treat CHBV infections but prolonged use leads to the emergence of drug-resistant variants. This is primarily linked to a mutation in the tyrosine-methionine-aspartate-aspartate (YMDD) motif of the HBV polymerase gene at position 204. Rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant HBV is...
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