Mutations in Hepatitis B virus polymerase gene/partial surface gene among Chronic HBV carriers as markers for anti-viral drug resistance and escape mutants
Resistance to anti-viral drugs is a global problem in the treatment of HBV. Around 350 million people are infected with HBV worldwide. In India there are 50 million chronic HBV carriers [1]. HBV is double stranded DNA virus, it replicates by reverse transcription process. The error rate of HBV rever...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Science Planet Inc.
2017-10-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Biotechnology |
Online Access: | https://www.canadianjbiotech.com/CAN_J_BIOTECH/Archives/v1/Special Issue/cjb.2017-a85.pdf |