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Mutations in core nucleotide sequence of hepatitis B virus correlate with fulminant and severe hepatitis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 1993
Ehata T, Omata M, Chuang W L, Yokosuka O, Ito Y, Hosoda K, Ohto M
Abstract excerpt
Infection with hepatitis B virus leads to a wide spectrum of liver injury, including self-limited acute hepatitis, fulminant hepatitis, and chronic hepatitis with progression to cirrhosis or acute exacerbation to liver failure, as well as an asymptomatic chronic carrier state. Several studies have suggested that the hepatitis B core antigen could be an immunological target of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. To...
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