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The naturally occurring YMDD mutation among patients chronically infected HBV and untreated with lamivudine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Tan Youwen, Ding Keqin, Su Jing, Trinh Xuan, Peng Zhihang, Gong Yuhua, Chen Li, Cui Qian, Lei Na, Chen Xin, Yu Rongbin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several recent reports have demonstrated that tyrosine (Y)-methionine (M)-aspartic acid (D)-aspartic acid (D) (YMDD) motif mutations can naturally occur in chronic HBV patients without antiviral treatment such as lamivudine therapy. This paper aims to assess the overall spontaneous incidence and related risk factors of YMDD-motif mutations among lamivudine-naïve chronic HBV carriers, so as to provide...
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