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Hepatitis B surface antigen variants in vaccinees, blood donors and an interferon-treated patient.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2001
Seddigh-Tonekaboni S, Lim W L, Young B, Hou J L, Waters J, Luo K X, Thomas H C, Karayiannis P
Abstract excerpt
Variants of hepatitis B virus (HBV), with amino acid substitutions in the major antigenic "a" determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), have been described mainly in vaccinated children. In the present study in addition to vaccinated children, we have investigated Chinese blood donors positive for anti-HBc alone, and a patient with continuing liver disease after interferon-induced seroconversion to...
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