Diagnostic impact of the genetic variability of the hepatitis B virus surface antigen gene

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Weber, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Laboratoires Reunis Kutter Lieners Hastert Centre Langwies   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Escape mutant; Genotype; HBsAg; Nucleic acid amplification test

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; GLYCINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33745605799     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20610     Document Type: Review

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