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Pre-core/basal-core promoter and reverse transcriptase mutations in chronic HBV infected-patients.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Xu Lu, Chen En-Qiang, Lei Jun, Liu Li, Zhou Tao-You, Gao Zhan, Tang Hong
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Some HBV mutations have been shown to have an association with liver disease. The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of mutations in hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-core/basal core promoter (BCP) and reverse transcriptase (RT) regions and their relationship with disease progression in chronic HBV-infected patients. METHODOLOGY: A total of 133 patients were enrolled in this study,...
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