Frequent occurrence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutants in subtype adw in vaccinated Singapore infants

Vaccine

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 639-640

  Chen, Wei Ning ^a   Oon, Chong Jin ^a   Lim, Gek Keow ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGAPORE; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035852274     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(01)00421-2     Document Type: Letter

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1. 20-Fold increase in risk of lamivudine resistance in hepatitis B virus subtype adw
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3. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus vaccine variants in Singapore
4. Altered antigenicities of hepatitis B virus surface antigen carrying mutations outside the common 'a' determinant
5. Variability in hepatitis B virus DNA: Phylogenetic, epidemiological and clinical implications