Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase mutations related to potential antiviral drug resistance and liver disease progression.
PMID: 29713126
2018
World journal of gastroenterology
4Method: Of six positions' mutation in the A-B interdomain, three RT mutations, rtD134E/N, rt Method: Of note, the following four putative or pretreatment mutations found in treatment naive patients, rtD134E/N, rtN139D/E/H/K/Q, rtF221Y, and rtI224V, are also reported as associated with progression of severe liver diseases, such as HCC and cirrhosis (described below).
Occult HBV Infection May Be Transmitted through Close Contact and Manifest as an Overt Infection.