Article
Surveillance for hepatitis B surface antigen mutants.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2006
Coleman Paul F
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B viral (HBV) mutants can emerge in patients as a result of selection pressure from treatment options. Some mutations that occur in the immunodominant "a" determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) can present as false negative results in HBsAg immunoassays. The mutation positio...
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