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Hepatitis B virus mutations in the pre-S genome before and after liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 1996
Trautwein C, Schrem H, Tillmann H L, Kubicka S, Walker D, Böker K H, Maschek H J, Pichlmayr R, Manns M P
Abstract excerpt
Mutational changes in the pre-S region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) were analyzed in 20 patients who experienced HBV reinfection after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). HBV DNA was extracted from patient sera before and after OLT. The pre-S sequence was amplified via polymerase chain reaction, subcloned, sequenced, and analyzed. In 18 of 20 patients, mutational changes were found in the pre-S region pre- or...
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