Hepatitis B virus S gene mutants in infants infected despite immunoprophylaxis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 352-354

  Zhu, Qirong ^a   Lu, Qing ^a   Xiong, Sidong ^a   Yu, Hui ^a   Duan, Shucheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccine; Hepatitis B virus; S gene mutant

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; S ENVELOPE PROTEIN, HEPATITIS B VIRUS; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; NEWBORN; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY;

DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTATION; VACCINATION; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0035322779     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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