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Immune-Escape Mutations Are Prevalent among Patients with a Coexistence of HBsAg and Anti-HBs in a Tertiary Liver Center in the United States.
Viruses - 30 Apr 2024
Ali Mukarram Jamat, Shah Pir Ahmed, Rehman Khalil Ur, Kaur Satinder, Holzmayer Vera, Cloherty Gavin A, Kuhns Mary C, Lau Daryl T Y
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The concurrent seropositivity of HBsAg and anti-HBs has been described among patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), but its prevalence is variable. HBV S-gene mutations can affect the antigenicity of HBsAg. Patients with mutations in the 'α' determinant region of the S gene can develop severe HBV reactivation under immunosuppression. In this study at a tertiary liver center in the United States, we evaluated...
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