Hepatitis B virus genomes of patients with fulminant hepatitis do not share a specific mutation.

doi:10.1002/hep.510240203

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Hepatitis B virus genomes of patients with fulminant hepatitis do not share a specific mutation.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 1996

Sterneck M, Günther S, Santantonio T, Fischer L, Broelsch C E, Greten H, Will H

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The pathogenesis of fulminant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between specific viral variants and a fulminant disease course. The entire HBV genomes from the serum of eight patients with fulminant HBV infection and one patient with fulminant hepatitis during reinfection after liver transplantation were investigated....

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Adult
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Female
Genome, Viral
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
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PMID: 8690396
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510240203

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