Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) mutations are rare but clustered in immune epitopes in chronic carriers from Sistan-Balouchestan Province, Iran.

doi:013167/AIM.005

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Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) mutations are rare but clustered in immune epitopes in chronic carriers from Sistan-Balouchestan Province, Iran.

Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Jul 2013

Khedive Abolfazl, Sanei-Moghaddam Ismail, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Saberfar Esmail, Norouzi Mehdi, Judaki MohamadAli, Ghamari Shiva, Jazayeri Seyed Mohammad

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene and protein variations have frequently been observed in chronic patients. The aims of this study were to determine the genotypes as well as the patterns of HBsAg variations in chronically-infected patients from the south-eastern part of Iran. METHODS: Twenty- one chronic inactive HBV carriers from Sistan-Balouchestan Province (an area with a low prevalence of HBV...

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PMID: 23808774
DOI: 013167/AIM.005

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