Journal of Hepatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 273-280 , February 2009

The association of HBV core promoter double mutations (A1762T and G1764A) with viral load differs between HBeAg positive and anti-HBe positive individuals: A longitudinal analysis

  • Zhong-Liao Fang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medicine, UCL Medical School, Windeyer Building, Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jin Zhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Caroline A Sabin

      Affiliations

    • Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Division of Population Health, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
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  • Bai-Qing Dong

      Affiliations

    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jin Zhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Shao-Chao Wei

      Affiliations

    • Sanitary and Antiepidemic Station of Long An, ChengXi Rd, Cheng Xiang Town, Long An, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Qin-Yan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jin Zhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Kong-Xiong Fang

      Affiliations

    • Sanitary and Antiepidemic Station of Long An, ChengXi Rd, Cheng Xiang Town, Long An, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Jin-Ye Yang

      Affiliations

    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jin Zhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Xue-Yan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jin Zhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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  • Tim J. Harrison

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medicine, UCL Medical School, Windeyer Building, Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7433 2881; fax: +44 20 7433 2747.

Received 31 July 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 17 September 2008.

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☆ The authors declare that they do not have anything to disclose regarding funding from industries or conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript.

PII: S0168-8278(08)00714-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.09.014

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 273-280 , February 2009

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