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Performance of hepatitis B surface antigen tests with the first WHO international hepatitis B virus genotype reference panel.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2013
Chudy M, Scheiblauer H, Hanschmann K-M, Kress J, Nick S, Wend U, Schüttler C, Nübling C M, Gerlich W H
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BACKGROUND: Standardization of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) tests is indispensable for consistent quality and comparability. Ideally, the assays should detect all known hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes equally well. OBJECTIVE: Development of an HBV genotype reference panel for HBsAg assays representing the most prevalent HBV subgenotypes to address commutability and traceability of the heat-inactivated...
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