HIV variants and hepatitis B surface antigen mutants: Diagnostic challenges for immunoassays
β Scribed by Gerald Schochetman; Mary C. Kuhns
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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β¦ Synopsis
This supplement contains many of the presentations given at a recent symposium on HIV variants and hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) mutants, sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, that was held May 22-24, 2005 in Washington, DC. Eighteen speakers from eight countries discussed the impact of HIV variants and HBsAg mutants on immunoassays.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Hepatitis B viral (HBV) mutants can emerge in patients as a result of selection pressure from treatment options. Some mutations that occur in the immunodominant ''a'' determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) can present as false negative results in HBsAg immunoassays. The mutation position