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Mutation of the "a" determinant of HBsAg with discordant HBsAg diagnostic kits.
Viral immunology - 1 Jan 2004
Louisirirotchanakul Suda, Kanoksinsombat Chinda, Theamboonlert Apiradee, Puthavatana Pilaipan, Wasi Chantapong, Poovorawan Yong
Abstract excerpt
Sera from 1003 in- and out-patients were investigated for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) mutation at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Individual samples were screened using two commercial HBsAg kits on automatic machine-based assays set up in parallel. The first kit was a sandwich ELISA kit that used monoclonal capture/monoclonal conjugate and color detection whereas the second was a sandwich MEIA, using...
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