A mutation in the interferon regulatory element of HBV may influence the response of interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A functional interferon regulatory element (IRE) has been found in the EnhI/X promoter region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome. The purpose of this study is to compare the gene order of responder and non-responder to interferon ther...

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Main Authors: Lu Jia-Jie, Chen En-Qiang, Yang Jia-Hong, Zhou Tao-You, Liu Li, Tang Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/9/1/10