Current aspects of hepatitis B surface antigen mutants in Singapore

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Oon, C J ^a   Chen, W N ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; HBsAg; HBV; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Stability; Transmission; Vaccine escape mutants

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EPITOPES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MUTATION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031771115     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1998.0050s2017.x     Document Type: Article

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