Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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G1896A |
Mutation Type
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Nucleotide level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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PreC |
Genotype/Subtype
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A;D;F |
Country
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Brazil |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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11472634
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Clinical information
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Yes
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Disease
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Chronic hepatitis B
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Published Year
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2001 |
Journal
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BMC microbiology |
Title
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Low frequency of mutations in the core promoter and precore regions of hepatitis B virus in anti-HBe positive Brazilian carriers. |
Author
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De Castro L,Niel C,Gomes SA |
Evidence
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The stop codon mutation at nt 1896 was found in seven isolates (24% of the total and 63% of the isolates that had T1858). The frequency of the double substitution at positions 1762-1764 was surprisingly low (20%) among C1858 isolates.
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