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Clinical impact of the development of YMDD mutants in hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Gwak Geum-Youn, Lee Choon Young, Lee Dong Ho, Huh Wooseong, Koh Kwang Cheol, Kim Yoon-Goo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Elimination of chronic viral infection with lamivudine (LAM) has recently been proposed to induce remission of HBV-associated glomerulonephritis (GN). However, prolonged LAM therapy can lead to the development of LAM-resistant HBV, causing viral breakthrough in serum. The present study evaluated the effect of the development of YMDD mutations on renal disease in HBV-associated GN patients....
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