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Mutation Information
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Mutation Site
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G1897A |
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Mutation Type
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Nucleotide level |
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Gene/Protein/Region Type
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PreC |
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Combined Mutation
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prec.G1897A+prec.G1896A |
Literature Information
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PubMed PMID
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11778699
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Disease
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HBV associated liver disease
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Published Year
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2001 |
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Journal
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Virus genes |
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Title
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Base-pair alterations in the epsilon-lower stem due to a novel double substitution in the precore gene of HBV-e negative variant were recovered by secondary mutations. |
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Author
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Parvez MK,Thakur V,Kazim SN,Guptan RC,Hasnain SE,Sarin SK |
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Evidence
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The HBe negative phenotype, a natural precore mutant (G1896A/G1897A) of HBV with aborted HBeAg expression is known to cause chronic hepatitis.
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