Associations between HLA class I alleles and escape mutations in the hepatitis B virus core gene in New Zealand-resident Tongans.

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The full repertoire of hepatitis B virus (HBV) peptides that bind to the common HLA class I molecules found in areas with a high prevalence of chronic HBV infection has not been determined. This information may be useful for designing immunotherapies for chronic hepatitis B. We identified amino acid residues under positive selection pressure in the HBV core gene by phylogenetic analysis of cloned DNA sequences...

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