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Analysis of S gene mutation of the hepatitis B virus in adult liver transplant recipients showing resistance to hepatitis B immunoglobulin therapy.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Oct 2013
Park G-C, Hwang S, Ahn C-S, Kim K-H, Moon D-B, Ha T-Y, Song G-W, Jung D-H, Shin Y W, Kim S-H, Chang K-H, Namgoong J-M, Park C-S, Park H-W, Park Y-H, Kang S-H, Jung B-H, Lee S-G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A considerable proportion of recipients of liver transplantations who are presented hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) monotherapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV) prophylaxis develop HBIG resistance. In this study, we investigated the mutation patterns in the major hydrophilic region (MHR)...
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