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[Resistance mutation patterns of hepatitis B virus in patients with suboptimal response to adefovir dipivoxil therapy after lamivudine resistance].
Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2010
Wu Zhen-ping, Hang Tao, Gao Ying-tang, Li Ying, Liu Tong, Jing Li, Liu Lei, Du Zhi
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the resistance mutation patterns of hepatitis B virus(HBV) during adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) monotherapy or combination therapy after lamivudine(LAM) resistance. METHODS: Serum samples from fifteen patients with suboptimal viral response to ADV therapy after LAM resistance were collected. The RT region of HBV P gene was PCR-applied, cloned and sequenced, and the mutation patterns in...
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