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Evolution of the hepatitis B virus gene during chronic infection in seven patients.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 1994
Uchida T, Aye T T, Shikata T, Yano M, Yatsuhashi H, Koga M, Mima S
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the evolution of the precore/core gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) over a period of 6 to 11 years in seven patients with chronic HBV infection, who exhibited a variety of clinical features. Sequence analysis revealed the following results: (1) HBeAg to anti-HBe seroconversion was correlated roughly with the occurrence of precore-defective mutants, and several years appeared to be required for complete...
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