Display of hepatitis B virus 'a' determinant on the surface of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) nodavirus-like particle capsid protein

• Main Author: Nyakaat, Ninyio Nathaniel
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Hepatitis B - Research; Macrobrachium rosenbergii - Diseases - Case studies; Capsid proteins
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93101/1/FBSB%202020%2029%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93101/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Complications resulting from hepatitis B account for ~1.45 million deaths each year. To date, none of the available treatments is curative and the prophylactic hepatitis B vaccines can only protect ~90% of vaccinated individuals. Other limitations of current vaccination include poor immunogenicity i...