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Ribozyme-independent replication of a defective hepatitis D virus RNA derived from hepatitis B/D patients receiving antiviral therapy.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 18 Jul 2014
Hsu Chao-Wei, Yeh Chau-Ting
Abstract excerpt
Novel hepatitis D virus (HDV) RNA mutants carrying large fragment deletions were identified in the serum samples of two hepatitis B/D patients receiving antiviral therapy. Sequence analysis revealed that the deleted regions encompassed both ribozyme domains. The mutant persisted in the serum samples for at least 2 and 10 months, respectively in the two patients, raising the question of whether such mutants could...
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