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Phenotypic and Genotypic Shifts in Hepatitis B Virus in Treatment-Naive Patients, Taiwan, 2008-2012.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2017
Yeh Chau-Ting, Liang Kung-Hao, Chang Ming-Ling, Hsu Chao-Wei, Chen Yi-Cheng, Lin Chih-Lang, Lin Wey-Ran, Lai Ming-Wei
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We examined the characteristic changes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in antiviral drug treatment-naive patients referred for pretreatment evaluation in Taiwan during 2008-2012. Over time, we observed substantial decreases in the prevalence of HBV e antigen (HBeAg) and increasing prevalence of the precore G1899A mutation and HBV-DNA levels in HBeAg-positive patients.
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