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Hepatitis B virus variants with core gene deletions in the evolution of chronic hepatitis B infection.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 1996
Marinos G, Torre F, Günther S, Thomas M G, Will H, Williams R, Naoumov N V
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Genomic variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) with core gene deletions have been identified in patients with chronic active hepatitis B, but the significance of these mutations in the course of chronic HBV infection remains unknown. The aim of this study was to longitudinally analyze the changes of HBV core gene deletion variants under the enhanced immune pressure of interferon alfa treatment...
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