Article
Characterization of unusual escape variants of hepatitis B virus isolated from a hepatitis B surface antigen-negative subject.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 1998
Grethe S, Monazahian M, Böhme I, Thomssen R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus DNA was extracted from serial serum samples of a hepatitis B surface antigen-negative patient with antibodies to the core protein as the only marker of an infection with hepatitis B virus. This patient showed no symptoms of hepatic injury. Sequencing of the amplified viral DNA d...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- COS Cells
- DNA, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
