Dominant mutations of hepatitis B virus variants in hepatoma accumulate in B-cell and T-cell epitopes of the HBx antigen
β Scribed by Guang-Yuh Hwang; Chao-Jun Huang; Chuang-Yu Lin; Cheng-Chung Wu
- Book ID
- 117366076
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 676 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-1702
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