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1994 • 804 citations

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2000 • 470 citations

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1995 • 409 citations

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2001 • 400 citations

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1983 • 344 citations

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1987 • 333 citations

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1999 • 304 citations

Different hepatitis b virus genotypes are associated with different mutations in the core promoter and precore regions during hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion

1999 • 266 citations

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1999 • 247 citations

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2000 • 220 citations

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1984 • 87 citations

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1987 • 84 citations

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