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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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G1896A |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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Fatal fulminant primary hepatitis B virus infections with G1896A precore viral mutants in southeastern France. |
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Mutation Level
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Nucleotide level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsense mutation |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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PreC |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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C
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Genotype/Subtype
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D |
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Fulminant Hepatitis B
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Immune
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- |
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Y |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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France |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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22037043
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Title
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Fatal fulminant primary hepatitis B virus infections with G1896A precore viral mutants in southeastern France
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Author
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Panassie L,Borentain P,Nafati C,Bernardin G,Doudier B,Thibault V,Gerolami R,Colson P
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Journal
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Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology
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Journal Info
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2012 Feb;36(1):e1-8
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Abstract
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Fulminant hepatitis has been shown to occur in about 1% of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, and its mortality rate is nearly 70%. Specific HBV genotypic features have been pointed out in fulminant acute hepatitis B worldwide, but these associations remain controversial. We describe all four primary HBV infections diagnosed in 2008 in our institution in Marseille, southeastern France, including two fatal cases. HBV genotypes were D or E. Precore G1896A HBV mutants were detected in both fatal fulminant primary HBV infections. Hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) were negative in two and three cases, respectively, despite HBV DNA detection. Primary HBV infection remains a cause of death in France. The impact of the precore G1896A mutation on the severity of AHB deserves to be assessed in larger studies in this country.
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Sequence Data
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GQ491108;GQ491113
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