Pre-core mutant infections in the Canadian Inuit

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• 作者：Minuk ; Gerald Y ; Orr ; Pamela S ; Brown ; Rosemay ; Macdonald ; Sharon ; Chaudhary ; Rabinda K ; Temple ; Paula
• 关键词：Aboriginal ; Hepatitis ; Hepatitis B ; Inuit ; Liver disease ; Precore mutant
• 刊名：Journal of Hepatology
• 出版年：2000
• 出版时间：November, 2000
• 年：2000
• 卷：33
• 期：5
• 页码：781-784
• 全文大小：424 K

文摘

Background/Aims: Previous cross-sectional data suggested that chronic hepatitis B viral (HBV) infections in the Canadian Inuit were inactive. The aim of this study was to confirm these findings and document the prevalence of the subsequently described “pre-core mutant” variant of HBV in this population.