Genotype D occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections (OBIs) have a high frequency of amino acid substitutions in the major hydrophilic region of the small surface protein (S protein). This possibly reflects an escape mutation mechanism to evade detection by the host immune system. Mutations may also
Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection
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- Book ID
- 116651683
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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