A Case of S-Variant Hepatitis B Virus: An Immune System Escape Artist

• Auteurs principaux: Amar S. Shah MD (Auteur), Valerie F. Civelli MD (Auteur), Varun Bali MD (Auteur), Royce H. Johnson MD (Auteur), Arash Heidari MD (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: SAGE Publishing, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Genomic variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) preS/S protein are well-known to occur. Typically, immunity is gained through recovered HBV infection or by immunization. Very rarely, there are certain mutations that may enable HBV escape from the immune detection. PreS/S mutants may present with unp...