HBs antigen mutants: Prevalence, clinical and diagnostic implications;Les mutants de l'antigène HBs: Prévalence, impact diagnostique et clinique

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 53, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 563-568

  Roque Afonso, A M ^a   Ferey, M P ^a   Belkhiri, D ^a   Dussaix, E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HBs antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Mutant

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMIVUDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREVALENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 27444448062     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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