A novel nucleotide insertion in S gene of hepatitis B virus in a chronic carrier
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Hepatitis B virus DNA was extracted from serum of a chronic carrier and polymerase chain reaction was performed on S gene. Direct sequencing showed a variant HBsAg with additional 4-amino acid insertion, and clone sequencing confirmed the mixture of variant HBsAg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/104 |