Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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R79H |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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S |
Country
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Brazil |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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18624719
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Disease
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HBV-HIV coinfection
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Published Year
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2008 |
Journal
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Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology |
Title
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-infected patients: Evaluation of biochemical, virological and molecular parameters. |
Author
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Araujo NM,Branco-Vieira M,Silva AC,Pilotto JH,Grinsztejn B,de Almeida AJ,Trepo C,Gomes SA |
Evidence
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In patient P36, who had the highest HBV DNA load (1.2*106 copies/mL), HBV sequences exhibited the R79H substitution and a stop codon mutation at amino acid position 216 (L216*), in the C‐terminal end of HBsAg.
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