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Identification of a pre‐S2 mutant in hepatocytes expressing a novel marginal pattern of surface antigen in advanced diseases of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
1 May 2000
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The expression of hepatitis B viral (HBV) antigens in liver tissue reflects the replicative status of chronic HBV infection. We have previously recognized a novel marginal pattern of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in hepatocytes, which usually clusters in groups and emerges at the late non-replicative phase. This study was designed to investigate whether the marginal-type HBsAg...
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