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Deficiency in virion secretion and decreased stability of the hepatitis B virus immune escape mutant G145R.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2003
Kalinina Tatyana, Iwanski Alicja, Will Hans, Sterneck Martina
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Hepatitis B virus with a G145R mutation in the small surface protein is considered the quintessential immune escape mutant because it frequently is found in vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections and liver transplant recipients under anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) immunoglobulin prophylaxis. Nowadays the prevalence of the variant progressively increases. However, because spread of a virus...
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