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Differential impact of immune escape mutations G145R and P120T on the replication of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus e antigen-positive and -negative strains.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2010
Amini-Bavil-Olyaee Samad, Vucur Mihael, Luedde Tom, Trautwein Christian, Tacke Frank
Abstract excerpt
Immune escape variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) represent an emerging clinical challenge, because they can be associated with vaccine escape, HBV reactivation, and failure of diagnostic tests. Recent data suggest a preferential selection of immune escape mutants in distinct peripheral blood leukocyte compartments of infected individuals. We therefore systematically analyzed the functional impact of the most...
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