Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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L217R |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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RT |
Combined Mutation
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rt.L217R+rt.H135T;rt.L217R+rt.L144F;rt.L217R+rt.I163V;rt.L217R+rt.P177R;rt.L217R+rt.L179R;rt.L217R+rt.K212R |
Genotype/Subtype
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E |
Country
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Nigeria |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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26148052
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Disease
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Occult HBV infection;
HBV infection
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Published Year
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2015 |
Journal
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PloS one |
Title
|
Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigerian Blood Donors and Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Risks. |
Author
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Oluyinka OO,Tong HV,Bui Tien S,Fagbami AH,Adekanle O,Ojurongbe O,Bock CT,Kremsner PG,Velavan TP |
Evidence
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The L217R polymorphism in the reverse transcriptase domain of the HBV polymerase gene was observed significantly higher in OBI compared with HBsAg positive individuals (P<0.0001).
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