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Sequence variations of full-length hepatitis B virus genomes in Chinese patients with HBsAg-negative hepatitis B infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Huang Fung-Yu, Wong Danny Ka-Ho, Seto Wai-Kay, Zhang An-Ye, Lee Cheuk-Kwong, Lin Che-Kit, Fung James, Lai Ching-Lung, Yuen Man-Fung
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The underlying mechanism of HBsAg-negative hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is notoriously difficult to elucidate because of the extremely low DNA levels which define the condition. We used a highly efficient amplification method to overcome this obstacle and achieved our aim which was to identify specific mutations or sequence variations associated with this entity. METHODS: A total of 185 sera and...
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