Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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M204I |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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RT |
Relevant Drug
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lamivudine (LAM) |
Country
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South Africa |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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19382250
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Disease
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Chronic hepatitis B
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Published Year
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2009 |
Journal
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Journal of medical virology |
Title
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Frequent detection of hepatitis B virus variants associated with lamivudine resistance in treated South African patients infected chronically with different HBV genotypes. |
Author
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Selabe SG,Song E,Burnett RJ,Mphahlele MJ |
Evidence
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Of the 17 patients, 13 (76.5%) carried YMDD mutations: 7 with rtM204I (2 HBeAg-positive and 5 HBeAg-negative) and 6 with rtM204V (4 HBeAg-positive and 2 HBeAg-negative).
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