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Molecular analysis of the hepatitis B virus presurface and surface gene in patients from eastern China with occult hepatitis B
12 Apr 2013
Abstract excerpt
This study was designed to detect and analyze mutations that occur within the presurface and surface (pre-S/S) gene of HBV in patients with occult hepatitis B, and determine their relationship to that disorder. Among 254 HBsAg negative samples of blood collected in eastern China, 183 were positive for anti-HBc alone, 61 were positive for anti-HBe alone, and 10 samples were positive for HBeAg. Within this group,...
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