Article
Increasing heterogeneity of the 'a' determinant of HBsAg found in the presumed late phase of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1996
Zhang Y Y, Nordenfelt E, Hansson B G
Abstract excerpt
To investigate if the concomitant presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) is associated with mutations in the HBV envelope gene, selected sequences of the HBV genome in 54 patients with chronic liver disease, collected from the Wuhan distri...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Chronic Disease
- DNA, Viral
- Epitopes
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Humans
- Male
