Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 1, 2004; 10(11): 1686-1687
Published online Jun 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i11.1686
Fatal liver failure due to reactivation of lamivudine-resistant HBV mutant
Tatehiro Kagawa, Norihito Watanabe, Hisashi Kanouda, Ichiro Takayama, Tadahiko Shiba, Takashi Kanai, Kazuya Kawazoe, Shinji Takashimizu, Nobue Kumaki, Kazuo Shimamura, Shohei Matsuzaki, Tetsuya Mine
Tatehiro Kagawa, Norihito Watanabe, Hisashi Kanouda, Ichiro Takayama, Tadahiko Shiba, Takashi Kanai, Kazuya Kawazoe, Shinji Takashimizu, Shohei Matsuzaki, Tetsuya Mine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Boseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
Nobue Kumaki, Kazuo Shimamura, Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Boseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Tatehiro Kagawa, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Boseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. kagawa@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-463-931121
Received: November 17, 2003
Revised: February 4, 2004
Accepted: February 11, 2004
Published online: June 1, 2004
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