Response of pre-core mutant chronic hepatitis B infection to lamivudine

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 398-402

  Rizzetto, Mario ^a,b   Volpes, Riccardo ^a   Smedile, Antonina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Liver histology; Nucleoside analogue; Treatment; YMDD variant

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0034091524     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9071(200007)61:3<398::aid-jmv20>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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