Characterization of a novel hepatitis B virus mutant: demonstration of mutation‐induced hepatitis B virus surface antigen group specific ‘a’ determinant conformation change and its application in diagnostic assays
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion Medicine
- Vol. 11 (5) , 355-362
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3148.2001.00323.x
Abstract
. We report and characterize a novel mutant of the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg). The mutant was isolated from a symptomatic patient who was found to be persistently positive for both HBs...Keywords
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