The impact of hepatitis B virus precore/core gene carboxyl terminal mutations on viral biosynthesis and the host immune response

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1374-1381

  Wu, Jia Feng ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hepatitis B e antigen; hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion; hepatitis B virus; immune escape mutant; precore core gene

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B E ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGEN SEROCONVERSION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNE ESCAPE MUTANT; PRECORE/CORE GENE;

ADULT; CAPSID PROTEINS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MUTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898851386     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit638     Document Type: Article

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