Basal core promoter and precore mutations among hepatitis B virus circulating in Brazil and its association with severe forms of hepatic diseases

BACKGROUND: In Brazil, few studies have investigated the prevalence of infection with the precore (PC) and basal core promoter (BCP) mutants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyse the frequency of PC and BCP mutations among patients infected with HBV and to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Chachá, Silvana Gama Florencio, Gomes-Gouvêa, Michele Soares, Malta, Fernanda de Mello, Ferreira, Sandro da Costa, Villanova, Márcia Guimarães, Souza, Fernanda Fernandes, Teixeira, Andreza Correa, Passos, Afonso Dinis da Costa, Pinho, João Renato Rebello, Martinelli, Ana de Lourdes Candolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160540

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