Hepatitis B surface antigen variation and protective immunity.

doi:10.1159/000150412

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Hepatitis B surface antigen variation and protective immunity.

Intervirology - 1 Jan 1995

Howard C R, Allison L M

Abstract excerpt

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) particles consist predominantly of a glycoprotein of 226 amino acids which bears the B-cell epitopes important for the induction of protective antibody responses in humans. It has been clearly shown that the region between residues 120 and 150 of the S protein...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
B-Lymphocytes
Base Sequence
Epitopes
Female
Genetic Variation
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Immunity, Active
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Vaccination

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