[Mutation in core and pre-core amino acid sequences of hepatitis B virus correlate with fulminant and severe hepatitis].

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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. To investigate why an extreme immunological attack occurs in fulminant hepatitis and severe exacerbation, the entire precore and core...

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