Mutation Information
Mutation Site
|
G145R |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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S |
Immune Escape
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Y |
Relevant Drug
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hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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10430358
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Disease
|
HBV infection
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Published Year
|
1999 |
Journal
|
Hepato-gastroenterology |
Title
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Liver graft infection by HBV S-gene mutants in transplant patients receiving long-term HBIg prophylaxis. |
Author
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Santantonio T,Gunther S,Sterneck M,Rendina M,Messner M,Launois B,Francavilla A,Pastore G,Will H |
Evidence
|
CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that long-term polyclonal anti-HBs immunoprophylaxis selected the most commonly described G145R S-gene escape HBV variant which became the dominant virus population and was responsible for graft infection.
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