| Literature DB >> 15712066 |
René Gérolami1, Mireille Henry, Patrick Borentain, Philippe Colson, Danièle Botta, Catherine Tamalet.
Abstract
We report a case of hepatitis B virus reactivation that occurred after immunosuppressive treatment in a hepatitis B surface antigen-negative patient with detectable antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen and hepatitis B surface antigen. Sequence analysis revealed an 11-bp insertion in the core promoter region of hepatitis virus DNA, creating a novel hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 binding site. This led to enhanced viral replication and fulminant hepatitis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15712066 DOI: 10.1086/427146
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079