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Mutations in the hepatitis B virus precore/core gene and core promoter in patients with severe recurrent disease following liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 1996
McMillan J S, Bowden D S, Angus P W, McCaughan G W, Locarnini S A
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major problem in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Previously, we reported that infection with HBV strains containing a mutation in the precore region (G-to-A at nucleotide 1896) was associated with severe recurrent disease posttransplantation. In this study we investigated other mutations in the precore/core gene and core promoter which may be associated...
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