Sensitive method for identification of minor hepatitis B mutant viruses.

doi:10.1016/0042-6822(92)90332-j

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Sensitive method for identification of minor hepatitis B mutant viruses.

Virology - 1 Mar 1992

Grötzinger T, Will H

Abstract excerpt

There is increasing evidence for selection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutants during the natural course of infection, after immunization, and during interferon therapy. These mutants can prolong viral persistence, escape immune-mediated elimination, and influence the clinical sequelae of infectio...

Topics

Base Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Viral
Hepatitis B virus
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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