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Hepatitis B virus basal core promoter mutations show lower replication fitness associated with cccDNA acetylation status.
Virus research - 15 Jul 2016
Koumbi Lemonica, Pollicino Teresa, Raimondo Giovanni, Stampoulis Dimitrios, Khakoo Salim, Karayiannis Peter
Abstract excerpt
In chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, variants with mutations in the basal core promoter (BCP) and precore region predominate and associate with more severe disease forms. Studies on their effect on viral replication remain controversial. Increasing evidence shows that epigenetic modifications of cccDNA regulate HBV replication and disease outcome. Here we determined the transcription and viral...
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