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Occurrence of occult hepatitis B virus infection associated with envelope protein mutations according to anti-HBs carriage in blood donors.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Wang Jiawen, Zhang Panli, Zeng Jinfeng, Du Peng, Zheng Xin, Ye Xianlin, Zhu Weigang, Fu Yongshui, Candotti Daniel, Allain Jean-Pierre, Li Chengyao, Li Tingting
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) carries a risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission and hepatocellular carcinoma. As previous studies have had a limited sample size, the characteristics of OBI with genotype B and C (OBIB and OBIC) mutations relating to hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) elicited by vaccination or a limited host immune response to HBV have not been fully explored....
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