Article
Prevalence of S gene mutations within the major hydrophilic region of hepatitis B virus in patients in Dongguan, southern China.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2017
Li Siping, Xie Mingyu, Li Wenrui, Peng Qi, Zhong Baimao, Lu Xiaomei, Ma Qiang
Abstract excerpt
HBsAg point mutations within the major hydrophilic region (MHR) have frequently been reported to be associated with diagnostic failure, vaccine escape and immunotherapy escape. However, the prevalence of escape mutations in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients has not been systematically studied in patients from southern China within the past decade. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of escape mutations...
Topics
- Adult
- Biomarkers
- China
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Male
