Potential mutations associated with occult hepatitis B virus status.

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Published in Hepat Mon on May 03, 2014

Authors

Sima Besharat1, Aezam Katoonizadeh2, Abdolvahab Moradi3

Author Affiliations

1: Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran ; Golestan Research Center of Gastroentrology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IR Iran.
2: Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
3: Golestan Research Center of Gastroentrology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IR Iran.

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