Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4693-4696
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4693
Mutations in hepatitis B virus core regions correlate with hepatocellular injury in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B
Hiroto Tanaka, Hiroki Ueda, Hiroko Hamagami, Susumu Yukawa, Masakazu Ichinose, Motoshige Miyano, Keiji Mimura, Iwao Nishide, Bo-Xin Zhang, Su-Wen Wang, Shi-Oing Zhou, Bei-Hai Li
Hiroto Tanaka, Hiroki Ueda, Hiroko Hamagami, Susumu Yukawa, Masakazu Ichinose, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
Motoshige Miyano, Keiji Mimura, Iwao Nishide, Nishide Hospital, 236 Umizuka, Kaizuka City, Osaka 597-0083, Japan
Bo-Xin Zhang, Su-Wen Wang, Shi-Oing Zhou, Bei-Hai Li, Jinan Central Hospital, 105 Jiefang Road, Jinan 250013, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Hiroto Tanaka, MD, PhD, Horidomenishi 1-4-28, Wakayama city, Japan. h-tana@yf6.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: October 29, 2004
Revised: December 15, 2004
Accepted: December 20, 2004
Published online: August 14, 2005
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