Article
Identification of hepatitis B surface antigen variants with alterations outside the "a" determinant in immunized Singapore infants.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Chong-Jin O, Wei Ning C, Shiuan K, Gek Keow L
Abstract excerpt
Vaccine-associated hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) mutations have been mainly identified within the "a" determinant (aa 124-147). Now changes have been detected that are located outside the "a" determinant from immunized Singapore infants born to hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier mothers. These...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigenic Variation
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Epitopes
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Antibodies
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Hepatitis B Vaccines
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Mutation
- Pregnancy