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Hepatitis B virus infection: precore mutants and its relation to viral genotypes and core mutations.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 1995
Rodriguez-Frias F, Buti M, Jardi R, Cotrina M, Viladomiu L, Esteban R, Guardia J
Abstract excerpt
The precore-core gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was directly sequenced from serum samples of 42 patients with chronic B hepatitis (19 hepatitis B e antigen [HBeAg]+ and 23 anti-HBE+). Viral genotypes were determined by comparison with 11 reference sequences and by restriction analysis. Genotype A was identified in 16 cases, genotype D in 24 cases, and other genotypes in 2 cases. Precore mutations, mainly M1...
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