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Mutation Information
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Mutation Site
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P120Q |
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Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
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Gene/Protein/Region Type
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S |
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Immune Escape
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Y |
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Country
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Vietnam |
Literature Information
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PubMed PMID
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22720022
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Disease
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HBV-HCV-HIV coinfection
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Published Year
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2012 |
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Journal
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PloS one |
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Title
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A multicentre molecular analysis of hepatitis B and blood-borne virus coinfections in Viet Nam. |
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Author
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Dunford L,Carr MJ,Dean J,Nguyen LT,Ta Thi TH,Nguyen BT,Connell J,Coughlan S,Nguyen HT,Hall WW,Thi LA |
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Evidence
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In the immunodominant 'a' region of the surface gene, point mutations were identified in 31% (n = 58/187) of sequences, and 2.2% (n = 4/187) and 5.3% (n = 10/187) specimens contained the major vaccine escape mutations G145A/R and P120L/Q/S/T, respectively.
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