## Abstract Major B‐cell epitopes are located at the major hydrophilic region (MHR) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg). The genotypes, subtypes, and naturally occurring amino acid (aa) substitutions of MHR were analyzed in 81 Turkish adult patients (41 inactive HBsAg carriers and 40
Structural and functional heterogeneity of naturally occurring hepatitis B virus variants
✍ Scribed by Martin R Burda; Stephan Günther; Maura Dandri; Hans Will; Jörg Petersen
- Book ID
- 114144353
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0166-3542
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