Abstract: METHODS: In 10
HBV-monoinfected patients (9 male, mean age 47 +-11 [range 27-67] years, 6 hepatitis B
e antigen-positive) with virological breakthrough during ADV treatment associated with the mutations
rtN236T and/or
rtA181T/V, HBV
polymerase gene variants were studied during up to 24 months of consecutive monotherapy with TDF by population sequencing, line probe assay and clonal analysis.
Abstract: To assess the clinical relevance of this cross-resistance, we studied the evolution of HBV
polymerase gene variants in patients with genotypic resistance against ADV (
rtN236T and/or
rt<