Properties of hepatitis B virus pre-S1 deletion mutants.

doi:10.1006/viro.1994.1127

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Properties of hepatitis B virus pre-S1 deletion mutants.

Virology - 1 Mar 1994

Melegari M, Bruno S, Wands J R

Abstract excerpt

Deletion mutants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-S proteins were detected in serum in 2 of 10 (20%) individuals with chronic hepatitis B infection following the initiation of interferon treatment. The size of these deletions was up to one-half of the entire pre-S1 region. In vivo, all HBV deletion...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA, Viral
Gene Deletion
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Protein Precursors
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Virion

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