Article
Mutations in the S gene of hepatitis B virus in three generations of patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Virus genes - 1 Oct 2023
Naderi Malihe, Hosseini Seyed Masoud, Behnampour Naser, Shahramian Iraj, Moradi Abdolvahab
Abstract excerpt
Failure to neutralize HBsAg and subsequent escape from the host immune system may be caused by HBsAg mutations, particularly in the "a" determinant, which alters the antigenicity of the protein. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of S gene mutations in three generations of HBV cases in northeastern Iran. In this study, 90 patients with chronic HBV were assigned to three groups according to the...
Topics
- Humans
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Mutation
- Hepatitis B Vaccines
- Genotype
- DNA, Viral
- Hepatitis B
