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Genetic variation of hepatitis B surface antigen coding region among infants with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2002
Nainan Omana V, Khristova Marina L, Byun KwanSoo, Xia Guoliang, Taylor Patricia E, Stevens Cladd E, Margolis Harold S
Abstract excerpt
Variants in the amino acid composition of the primary antibody-binding site of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) have been identified in a number of populations with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Direct sequencing of amplified or cloned PCR products, solid phase detection of sequence-specific PCR products (SP-PCR), and limiting dilution cloning PCR (LDC-PCR) were compared to determine their...
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