Hepatitis B virus genotyping among chronic hepatitis B patients with resistance to treatment with lamivudine in the City of Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo Genotipagem do vírus da hepatite B de pacientes crônicos com resistência ao tratamento com lamivudina na Cidade de Ribeirão Preto, Estado de São Paulo

Hepatitis B virus genotyping among chronic hepatitis B patients with resistance to treatment with lamivudine in the City of Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo Genotipagem do vírus da hepatite B de pacientes crônicos com resistência ao tratamento com lamivudina na Cidade de Ribeirão Preto, Estado de São Paulo

INTRODUCTION: Lamivudine is a nucleoside analogue that is used clinically for treating chronic hepatitis B infection. However, the main problem with prolonged use of lamivudine is the development of viral resistance to the treatment. Mutations in the YMDD motif of the hepatitis B virus DNA polymeras...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Haddad, Ana de Lourdes Candolo Martinelli, Sérgio Akira Uyemura, Jonny Yokosawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hepatite B
Lamivudina
YMDD
Genótipo do HBV
Hepatitis B
Lamivudine
HBV genotype
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