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Mutations in hepatitis B virus DNA from patients with coexisting HBsAg and anti-HBs.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2011
Chen Yu, Qian Fuchu, Yuan Quan, Li Xuefen, Wu Wei, Guo Xichao, Li Lanjuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The serological markers with coexistence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were rare pattern. The virological significance, immune response and clinical outcome of these patients remain largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: This research explores the relationship between this serological profile and HBV genome variants. STUDY DESIGN: We...
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