Impact of Drug-Resistance Polymerase Mutations on the Replication of HBeAg-Positive and HBeAg-Negative Hepatitis B Virus Strains in Vitro
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Please cite this paper as: Tacke F, Shirvani-Dastgerdi E. Impact of Drug-Resistance Polymerase Mutations on the Replication of HBeAg-Positive and HBeAg-Negative Hepatitis B Virus Strains in Vitro. Hepat Mon. 2012;12(6): 357-60. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6131 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The proportion of HBeAg negative hepatitis B is high and increasing. Molecular mechanisms and functional consequences of relevant HBV mutations on the replication of HBeAg-positive and -negative virus strains are discussed.
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