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Low-level secretion of human hepatitis B virus virions caused by two independent, naturally occurring mutations (P5T and L60V) in the capsid protein.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2000
Le Pogam S, Yuan T T, Sahu G K, Chatterjee S, Shih C
Abstract excerpt
The functional significance of naturally occurring variants of human hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains largely unknown. Previously, we reported an immature secretion phenotype caused by a highly frequent mutation at amino acid 97 of the HBV core (capsid) protein (HBcAg). This phenotype is characterized by a nonselective and excessive secretion of virions containing an immature genome of single-stranded viral DNA....
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