Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant variants in Malaysian blood donors and vaccinees

• Main Authors: Sekawi, Zamberi, Mohd Taib, Niazlin, Saeed, M. I., Harmal, N. S., Hassan, R., Malik, Y. A., Hudu, S. A., Alshari, A. S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45580/1/HEPB.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45580/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4475248/pdf/10096_2015_Article_2358.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Hepatitis B virus surface mutants are of enormous importance because they are capable of escaping detection by serology and can infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated populations, thus putting the whole population at risk. This study aimed to detect and characterise hepatitis B-escaped mutants amon...