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Hepatitis B Virus genotypic differences map structurally close to NRTI resistance hot spots. 乙型肝炎病毒基因型差异在结构上接近NRTI耐药热点。

International journal of current chemistry Pub Date : 2011-10-01

Eleftherios Michailidis, Kamlendra Singh, Karen A Kirby, Atsuko Hachiya, Wangdon Yoo, Sun Pyo Hong, Soo-Ok Kim, William R Folk, Stefan G Sarafianos

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