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A mechanism to explain the selection of the hepatitis e antigen-negative mutant during chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2009
Frelin Lars, Wahlström Therese, Tucker Amy E, Jones Joyce, Hughes Janice, Lee Byung O, Billaud Jean-Noel, Peters Cory, Whitacre David, Peterson Darrell, Milich David R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) expresses two structural forms of the nucleoprotein, the intracellular nucleocapsid (hepatitis core antigen [HBcAg]) and the secreted nonparticulate form (hepatitis e antigen [HBeAg]). The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of HBcAg- and HBeAg-specific genetic immunogens to induce HBc/HBeAg-specific CD4(+)/CD8(+) T-cell immune responses and the potential to induce liver injury...
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