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X region deletion mutants associated with surface antigen-positive hepatitis B virus infections.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 1995
Feitelson M A, Duan L X, Guo J, Blumberg B S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The finding of antibodies against the polymerase of hepatitis B virus in renal dialysis patients before the incubation phase of infection implies underlying virus replication. Hence, the aim of the study was to test for virus during infection. METHODS: Viremia was assayed in virus-infected and control patients using the polymerase chain reaction and Southern blotting. RESULTS: Six months before...
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