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Variations of hepatitis B virus core gene sequence in Western patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 1997
Gray A H, Fang J W, Davis G L, Mizokami M, Wu P C, Williams R, Schuster S M, Lau J Y
Abstract excerpt
Heterogeneity of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) core gene has been reported to be associated with the presence of active liver disease in Japanese patients with chronic HBV infection. This study evaluated the significance of HBV core gene heterogeneity in Western patients with chronic HBV infection. The hepatitis B virus precore/core gene from 45 patients (inactive:active liver disease ratio 16:29) was amplified...
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