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Characterization of hepatitis B virus (HBV) preS/S gene mutations in blood donors with occult HBV infection in the Baoji area of North China.
Transfusion - 1 Mar 2017
Liao Hao, Liu Yan, Chen Jianhong, Ding Weiping, Li Xiaodong, Xu Zhihui, Yang Yuan, Chen Rongjuan, Si Lanlan, Xu Xiaoyuan, Guo Jianxun, Xu Dongping
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BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) in blood donors was investigated in the Baoji area of North China, and OBI-related viral mutations in donors were characterized. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In total, 110,843 blood donor samples that were consecutively collected from December 2011 to March 2015 at the Baoji Blood Center were examined. Hepatitis B surface antigen-negative and HBV...
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