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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2005

Advances in Molecular Diagnosis of HBV Infection and Drug Resistance.

Erwin Sablon, Fred Shapiro

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: viral hepatitis.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2021
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  14. Review.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2007
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  17. Correlation between HBsAg quantitation and HBV DNA in HBeAg-negative HBV/D patients.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erwin SablonInnogenetics NV, Industriepark Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Fred Shapiro
Fujirebio (Belgium) · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serological markers are key elements in diagnosing acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and determining its possible evolution towards chronicity. Once treatment of chronic HBV is initiated with approved anti-hepadnaviral agents, such as lamivudine, interferon-alpha, or adefovir dipivoxil, the measurement of HBV DNA in serum can not only help monitor treatment efficacy but also indicates breakthrough infection should drug resistance emerge. Advances in the molecular diagnosis of drug resistance using highly sensitive methodologies such as DNA hybridization assays can further pinpoint the type of mutation responsible and, more importantly, detect upcoming viral resistance at an early stage when the variant represents only a minor fraction of the total viral population. Such new tools are especially relevant for patients at high risk for disease progression or acute exacerbation. Recent diagnostic developments including HBV genotyping and precore/core promoter assays that could well play important future roles in HBV patient management are also reviewed.

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PMID15968334
PMCPMC1142219
OpenAlexW1976456030

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