Hepatitis B viruses with precore region defects prevail in persistently infected hosts along with seroconversion to the antibody against e antigen

• Published in: Journal of Virology 1990-03, Vol.64 (3), p.1298-1303
• Main Authors: OKAMOTO, H, YOTSUMOTO, S, AKAHANE, Y, YAMANAKA, T, MIYAZAKI, Y, SUGAI, Y, TSUDA, F, TANAKA, T, MIYAKAWA, Y, MAYUMI, M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Antibody Formation; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Carrier State; Cloning, Molecular; Defective Viruses - genetics; Defective Viruses - immunology; DNA, Viral - blood; DNA, Viral - genetics; DNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics; Hepatitis B - immunology; Hepatitis B Antibodies - analysis; Hepatitis B e Antigens - analysis; Hepatitis B e Antigens - immunology; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis; Hepatitis B virus - genetics; Hepatitis B virus - immunology; Humans; Microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Oligonucleotide Probes; Virology
• ISSN: 0022-538X; 1098-5514
• DOI: 10.1128/JVI.64.3.1298-1303.1990

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