Mutation Hot Spots in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Chronic Carriers from Khoozestan Province, Southern of Iran

Mutation Hot Spots in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Chronic Carriers from Khoozestan Province, Southern of Iran

Mutations in the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome contribute to its escape from host immune surveillance and result in persistent infections. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular variations of the surface gene and protein in chronically-infected patients from the southern par...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Ramezani, Mehdi Norouzi, Gholam Reza Sarizade, Vahdat Poortahmasebi, Ebrahim Kalantar, Lars Magnius, Helen Norder, Esteban Domingo, Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Subjects:
Chronic HBV
HBV escape mutations
HBV immune epitope
HBsAg mutation.
Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/503

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