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Male-specific W4P/R mutation in the pre-S1 region of hepatitis B virus, increasing the risk of progression of liver diseases in chronic patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Lee Seoung-Ae, Kim Ki-Jeong, Kim Dong-Won, Kim Bum-Joon
Abstract excerpt
The issue of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutations possibly leading to a gender disparity in the progression of liver diseases has not been explored. We aimed to elucidate the relationships of the novel pre-S1 mutations, W4P/R, with the progression of liver diseases and male predominance in a South K...
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