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Analysis of HBs antigen negative variant of hepatitis B virus: unique substitutions, Glu129 to Asp and Gly145 to Ala in the surface antigen gene.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jan 2000
Koyanagi T, Nakamuta M, Sakai H, Sugimoto R, Enjoji M, Koto K, Iwamoto H, Kumazawa T, Mukaide M, Nawata H
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the surface gene (S gene) of a hepatitis B virus (HBV) isolate with mutations of envelope protein that rendered it undetectable by both a monoclonal hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polyclonal HBsAg radioimmunoassay (RIA). Sequencing of independently cloned products of HBV polymerase chain reaction revealed several point mutations within the S gene....
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