Studies on the mechanism and clinical significance of low immunogenicity of hepatitis B virus "a" determinant 129Leu variant

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-283

  Liu, Fang ^a   Zhang, Yanping ^a   Ma, Zhangmei ^a   Wu, Li ^a   Wen, Yumei ^a   He, Lifang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

"a" determinant; Cell transfection; DNA immunization; Gene mutation; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042737586     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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