A Case of S-Variant Hepatitis B Virus: An Immune System Escape Artist
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...
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Main Authors: | Amar S. Shah MD (Author), Valerie F. Civelli MD (Author), Varun Bali MD (Author), Royce H. Johnson MD (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author) |
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2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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