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SUBMITTER: Lee HW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732244 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Hye Won HW Park Hye Jung HJ Jin Bora B Dezhbord Mehrangiz M Kim Do Young DY Han Kwang-Hyub KH Ryu Wang-Shick WS Kim Seungtaek S Ahn Sang Hoon SH
Scientific reports 20171215 1
Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) was identified as an entry receptor for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The substitution of serine at position 267 of NTCP with phenylalanine (S267F) is an Asian-specific variation that hampers HBV entry in vitro. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of S267F polymorphism in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and its association with disease progression and potential viral evolution in the preS1 domain of HBV. We ...[more]