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Comparison of INNO-LIPA and TRUGENE assays for genotyping and drug-resistance mutations in chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2013
Basaras Miren, Arrese Elisabete, Blanco Sonia, Arroyo L Sara, Ruiz Pablo, Cisterna Ramón
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OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotyping and detection of resistance to drugs have become essential in epidemiological and clinical diagnosis. Our main objective was to determine the prevalence of HBV genotypes and drug-resistance mutations in chronic asymptomatic carriers and chronic HBV sufferers comparing 2 detection assays. METHODS: Serum samples from 28 chronic HBV patients and 22 chronic asymptomatic...
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