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Detection of precore hepatitis B virus mutants in asymptomatic HBsAg-positive family members.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 1994
Akarca U S, Greene S, Lok A S
Abstract excerpt
Precore hepatitis B virus mutants have been detected mainly in HBeAg-negative patients with active liver disease. We previously reported two novel mutations: M1 (C-to-T change at nucleotide 1856 [proser at codon 15]) and M3 (G-to-A change at nucleotide 1898 [gly-ser at codon 29]) in addition to two well-described mutations: M2 (G-to-A change at nucleotide 1896 [trp-stop at codon 28]); and M4 (G-to-A change at...
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