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Emergence of hepatitis B virus S gene mutant in a liver transplant recipient.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 1995
Cariani E, Ravaggi A, Tanzi E, Romanò L, Fiordalisi G, Bellati G, Caccamo L, Galmarini D, Albertini A, Zanetti A
Abstract excerpt
Immunological and genomic analysis of the "a" determinant was carried out in seven patients with concurrent HBsAg and anti-HBs, four of whom were immunized against hepatitis B virus at liver transplant, two with histologically characterized chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and one HBsAg healthy carrier. The immune reactivity of the HBsAg "a" determinant was evaluated by binding to specific monoclonal...
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