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Mutation Information
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Mutation Site
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M550I |
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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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P |
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Relevant Drug
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famciclovir (FCV);lamivudine (LAM) |
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Country
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china |
Literature Information
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PubMed PMID
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11792996
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Disease
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Chronic hepatitis B
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Published Year
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2002 |
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Journal
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Transplantation |
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Title
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Efficacy of famciclovir in the treatment of lamivudine resistance related to an atypical hepatitis B virus mutant. |
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Author
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Tang S,Ho SK,Moniri K,Lai KN,Chan TM |
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Evidence
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The severe hepatitic flare consequent to the lamivudine resistance in this patient was successfully treated with famciclovir, indicating that both M550V and M550I mutants with preserved wild-type sequence at position 526 of HBV reverse transcriptase are susceptible to famciclovir.
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