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X gene/core promoter deletion mutation: a novel mechanism leading to hepatitis B 'e' antigen‑negative chronic hepatitis B.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Aug 2014
Zhou Fei, Xu Hongzhi, Chen Meiya, Xiao Hongmin, Zhang Zhiping, Lu Yapi, Ren Jianlin, Dong Jing
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the precore and core promoter regions of hepatitis B 'e' antigen (HBeAg) are implicated in HBeAg‑negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (CHB). The objective of the current study was to investigate novel mutant patterns that lead to HBeAg‑negative CHB. The . PreX-X genomic region from the sera of HBV‑infected patients was amplified, and analysis of the sequences displayed a unique deletion...
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