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Mutational analysis of HBs Ag-positive mothers and their infected children despite immunoprophylaxis.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 28 Aug 2013
Ghaziasadi Azam, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Norouzi Mahdi, Fazeli Zeinab, Jazayeri Seyed Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B vaccination is safe and effective, although breakthrough infection occasionally occurs in those who receive the vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) prophylaxis. Sequence variation in their antigenic regions is one of the most powerful strategies that are used by viruses to escape recognition by B and T cell-mediated immune responses. The aim of this study was to explore the mutational...
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