## BACKGROUND. A point mutation from G to A at nucleotide (nt) 1896 of the precore region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA has been shown to be associated with fulminant and severe hepatitis. Further studies have suggested that this point mutation, together with additional mutations in the precore p
Latency and reactivation of a precore mutant hepatitis B virus in a chronically infected patient
✍ Scribed by Raimondo, Giovanni; Stemler, Marietta; Schneider, Ralf; Wildner, Gerhild; Squadrito, Giuseppe; Will, Hans
- Book ID
- 122030405
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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