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Mutations in reverse transcriptase region of HBV affect Hepatitis B surface antigen titers and its correlation with HBV DNA.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 30 Nov 2019
Shen Hongyu, Chen Chunhua, Ye Chunyan, Zhang Hongyu, Hang Shuangxiong, Chen Min, Zhu Zhen, Xue Yuan, Liu Longgen
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The impact of mutations in the reverse transcriptase region of HBV on serum HBsAg titer and its correlation with HBV DNA is largely unknown. METHODOLOGY: A total of 644 patients, with a history of lamivudine or adefovir dipivoxil resistance who underwent genotypic resistance tests, were enrolled in this study. Serum HBsAg, hepatitis B e antigen and HBV DNA were quantified, and the HBV RT region was...
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