Analysis of HBs antigen negative variant of hepatitis B virus: Unique substitutions, Glu129 to Asp and Gly145 to Ala in the surface antigen gene

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1165-1169

  Koyanagi, T ^a   Nakamuta, M ^a   Sakai, H ^a   Sugimoto, R ^a   Enjoji, M ^a   Koto, K ^a   Iwamoto, H ^a   Kumazawa, T ^a   Mukaide, M ^a   Nawata, H ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

'a' determinant; Antigen; Escape mutant; Hepatitis B; Major hydrophilic region (MHR); Virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENVELOPE PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EPITOPES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GENES, VIRAL; GLYCOSYLATION; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034537180     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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