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F221Y mutation in hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis following liver resection.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 May 2017
Li Huiming, Jia Jian'an, Wang Mengmeng, Wang Hui, Gu Xing, Fang Meng, Gao Chunfang
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reverse transcriptase (RT) is encoded by the polymerase gene in the reverse transcriptase region, which overlaps with the S gene. The association between mutations of HBV RT and the pathobiological features of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain to be elucidated. The present study aimed to examine mutations in this region of the HBV genome and its clinical significance. Briefly, HBV...
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