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J Clin Microbiol
; 44(9): 3435-9, 2006 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16954295
RESUMO
Genotype E hepatitis B virus (HBV) was detected in two Argentine sisters exhibiting an African mitochondrial lineage. One of them (who had been vaccinated against HBV) exhibited anti-HBs cocirculating antibodies without HBsAg escape mutants, while her unvaccinated sister showed a D144A HBsAg escape mutant without anti-HBs antibodies. Both sisters carried an unusual L209V substitution within HBsAg.