Article
Monoclonal antibodies to various epitopes of hepatitis B surface antigen inhibit hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2014
Golsaz Shirazi Forough, Mohammadi Hamed, Amiri Mohammad Mehdi, Singethan Katrin, Xia Yuchen, Bayat Ali Ahmad, Bahadori Motahareh, Rabbani Hodjatallah, Jeddi-Tehrani Mahmood, Protzer Ulrike, Shokri Fazel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Antibodies against the "a" determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are able to neutralize circulating hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles and prevent HBV infection. It has been proposed that a single amino acid exchange may allow the virus to escape the immune response. We used a set of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to investigate whether a single mutation may account for virus escape...
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