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[Functional analysis of hepatitis B virus immune escape mutants with insertion mutations in the surface antigen].
Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2013
Yu Shu-li, Yu De-min, Zhang Dong-hua, Jiang Jie-hong, Chen Jia, Deng Lin, Zhang Xin-xin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of insertion mutations occurring in the hydrophobic region, between amino acids 114 and 115, of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on viral antigenicity and replication. METHODS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA was obtained from patients with HBsAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection and subjected to sequence analysis and comparison to GenBank reference sequences for...
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