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Entecavir-resistant hepatitis B virus decreases surface antigenicity: A full genome and functional characterization.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2020
Park Soree, Park Eun-Sook, Koo Ja Eun, Park Yong Kwang, Lee Ah Ram, Dezhbord Mehrangiz, Cho Eun Sook, Ahn Sung Hyun, Kim Doo Hyun, Lee Jeong-Hoon, Lee Han Chu, Kim Kyun-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Since polymerase and surface genes overlap in hepatitis B virus (HBV), an antiviral-induced mutation in the polymerase gene may alter the surface antigenicity in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), but this possibility has not been clearly confirmed. This study aimed to determine the drug susceptibility and surface antigenicity of the patient-derived mutants. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...
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