Hepatitis B surface gene 145 mutant as a minor population in hepatitis B virus carriers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can have mutations that include the <it>a </it>determinant, which causes breakthrough infection. In particular, a single mutation at amino acid 145 of the surface protein (G145) is frequently repor...

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Main Authors: Komatsu Haruki, Inui Ayano, Sogo Tsuyoshi, Konishi Yasuhiro, Tateno Akihiko, Fujisawa Tomoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/22