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Recombination of hepatitis B virus DNA in patients with HIV.
Gut - 1 Aug 2012
Fallot Guillaume, Halgand Boris, Garnier Elisabeth, Branger Michel, Gervais Anne, Roque-Afonso Anne-Marie, Thiers Valérie, Billaud Eric, Matheron Sophie, Samuel Didier, Féray Cyrille
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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is a major cause of death in patients with HIV who usually receive drugs active against hepatitis B virus (HBV). The variability of HBV DNA over time has been little studied. Recombination between different HBV genotypes has been described in many cross-sectional studies, but the frequency of intergenotypic and intragenotypic recombinations in individual patients is unknown. METHODS: 32...
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