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Mutation Information
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Mutation Site
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L180M |
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Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
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Gene/Protein/Region Type
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RT |
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Relevant Drug
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lamivudine (LAM) |
Literature Information
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PubMed PMID
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15980328
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Disease
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Chronic hepatitis B
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Published Year
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2005 |
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Journal
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Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy |
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Title
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Emergence of a novel mutation in the FLLA region of hepatitis B virus during lamivudine therapy. |
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Author
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Pai SB,Bozdayi AM,Pai RB,Beker T,Sarioglu M,Turkyilmaz AR,Grier J,Yurdaydin C,Schinazi RF |
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Evidence
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The major mechanism of resistance has been attributed to the alteration in the YMDD motif of the HBV polymerase due to an amino acid change of rtM204 to V/I and an accompanying rtL180M conversion.
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