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rtM204Q may serve as a novel lamivudine-resistance-associated mutation of hepatitis B virus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Liu Yan, Xu Zhihui, Wang Yan, Li Xiaodong, Liu Liming, Chen Li, Xin Shaojie, Xu Dongping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lamivudine (LAM) is still widely used for anti-HBV therapy in China. The study aimed to clarify whether a newly-found rtM204Q mutation from patients was associated with the drug resistance. METHODS: HBV complete reverse-transcriptase region was screened by direct sequencing and verified by clonal sequencing. Replication-competent plasmids containing patient-derived 1.1mer mutant or wild-type...
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