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Novel and frequent mutations of hepatitis B virus coincide with a major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted T-cell epitope of the surface antigen.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 1997
Tai P C, Banik D, Lin G I, Pai S, Pai K, Lin M H, Yuoh G, Che S, Hsu S H, Chen T C, Kuo T T, Lee C S, Yang C S, Shih C
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We examined the full-length hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope (surface antigen or HBV small surface antigen [HBsAg]) sequences of 12 different liver samples from 10 different hepatoma-containing chronic carriers. Surprisingly, novel and frequent mutations occurred predominantly at amino acids 40 and 47 of HBsAg, in addition to within a known protective B-cell epitope (so-called group a determinant of HBsAg...
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