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Transmission of G145R mutant of HBV to an unrelated contact.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2005
Thakur Varsha, Kazim Syed N, Guptan Rajkumar C, Hasnain Seyed E, Bartholomeusz Angeline, Malhotra V, Sarin Shiv K
Abstract excerpt
Household contacts of HBV-related chronic liver disease patients constitute a high-risk group for acquisition of HBV infection. Some of the HBsAg mutants are associated with liver disease and some are reported to be transmitted vertically. There is limited information on the horizontal transmission of Gly 145 Arg (G145R) mutant to related contacts. Its possible transmission to an unrelated third degree contact is...
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