SELECTION OF A PRECORE MUTANT OF HEPATITIS-B VIRUS AND REACTIVATION OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS-B ACQUIRED IN CHILDHOOD

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BORTOLOTTI, F
CRIVELLARO, C
BRUNETTO, MR
CADROBBI, P
BERTOLINI, A
ALBERTI, A
机构
[1] PADUA HOSP, DEPT INFECT DIS, PADUA, ITALY
[2] LE MOLINETTE HOSP, DEPT GASTROENTEROL, TURIN, ITALY
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10.1016/S0022-3476(05)80956-4
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
A 14-year-old girl with chronic hepatitis B had seroconversion from hepatitis B e antigen to antibody and achieved biochemical remission after 2 years. The disease reactivated 9 years later when a precore mutant had become the prevalent hepatitis B virus strain in serum. These results suggest that selection of a precore mutant might induce reactivation during adult life of chronic hepatitis B acquired in childhood, thus worsening the prognosis.
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