Coexistence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) and Heterologous Subtype-Specific Antibodies to HBsAg among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection | Zendy

J.-M. Zhang | Zendy; Yuan Xu | Zendy; Xin Wang | Zendy; Y.-K. Yin | Zendy; Xianghui Wu | Zendy; X.H. Weng | Zendy; Gao Qing Lu | Zendy

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Coexistence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) and Heterologous Subtype-Specific Antibodies to HBsAg among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Author(s) -

J.-M. Zhang,

Yuan Xu,

Xin Wang,

Y.-K. Yin,

Xianghui Wu,

X.H. Weng,

Gao Qing Lu

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/513200

Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , hepatitis b virus , virology , antibody , serology , antigen , hepatitis b , virus , immunology , heterologous , biology , biochemistry , gene

The coexistence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to HBsAg (anti-HBs) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been explained by the presence of viral escape mutants. Yet, no systematic analysis of such patients has been performed. We analyzed both the HBV strains and the nature of anti-HBs in such patients.

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