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Analysis of reverse transcriptase gene mutations in the hepatitis B virus at a university hospital in Korea.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 May 2014
Lee A-Jin, Lee Chang Hyeong, Jeon Chang-Ho
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BACKGROUND: Most mutations in the reverse transcriptase (RT) gene of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are related to resistance to antiviral agents. Cross-sectional studies on the mutations of this gene are rare. Thus, we analyzed the mutation patterns of RT genes and their biochemical parameters. METHODS: From 2009 to 2012, 301 blood specimens from patients with chronic hepatitis B at Daegu Catholic University...
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