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A Novel Insertion in the Hepatitis B Virus Surface Protein Leading to Hyperglycosylation Causes Diagnostic and Immune Escape.
Viruses - 25 Mar 2023
Lehmann Felix, Slanina Heiko, Roderfeld Martin, Roeb Elke, Trebicka Jonel, Ziebuhr John, Gerlich Wolfram H, Schüttler Christian G, Schlevogt Bernhard, Glebe Dieter
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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health threat. Mutations in the surface antigen of HBV (HBsAg) may alter its antigenicity, infectivity, and transmissibility. A patient positive for HBV DNA and detectable but low-level HBsAg in parallel with anti-HBs suggested the presence of immune and/or diagnostic escape variants. To support this hypothesis, serum-derived HBs gene sequences were amplified...
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