New Assay Detects Hepatitis B Mutants In Liver Transplant Recipients.
Publication: Hepatitis Weekly
Publication Date: 23-APR-01
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by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Scientists in England have developed a new immunoassay that can detect hepatitis B virus (HBV) escape mutants in liver transplant recipients.
"HBV strains with mutations in the surface gene are responsible for the failure of prophylaxis with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) in a proportion of patients transplanted for HBsAg...
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