Identification and Characterization of Besifovir-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus Isolated from a Chronic Hepatitis B Patient

Identification and Characterization of Besifovir-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus Isolated from a Chronic Hepatitis B Patient

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is known to cause severe liver diseases such as acute or chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is a major health problem with nearly 300 million individuals infected worldwide. Currently, nucleos(t)ide analogs (NA...

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Main Authors: Jong Chul Kim, Hye Young Lee, Ah Ram Lee, Mehrangiz Dezhbord, Da Rae Lee, Seong Ho Kim, Juhee Won, Soree Park, Na Yeon Kim, Jae Jin Shin, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Kyun-Hwan Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
hepatitis B virus
besifovir dipivoxil maleate (BSV)
nucleos(t)ide analog
drug resistance
reverse transcription
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/2/282

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