Improved detection of natural hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) mutants by a new version of the VITROS® HBsAg assay

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 598-602

  Echevarría, José M ^a   Avellón, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood bank testing; HBsAg testing; HBV "a" determinant variants; HBV diagnosis; HBV mutants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUTANT; VIRUS CARRIER;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MUTANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 40549113700     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21146     Document Type: Article

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