Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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R160K |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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S |
Country
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India |
Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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24302857
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Disease
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Occult HBV infection
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Published Year
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2013 |
Journal
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TheScientificWorldJournal |
Title
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Characterization of the occult hepatitis B virus variants circulating among the blood donors from eastern India. |
Author
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Biswas A,Panigrahi R,Chandra PK,Banerjee A,Datta S,Pal M,Chakraborty S,Bhattacharya P,Chakrabarti S,Chakravarty R |
Evidence
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In one case, A159G and R160K amino acid changes were found, and in the other, I68T amino acid substitution was observed. Notably, none of these three isolates with the presence of HBV quasispecies were anti-HBs positive.
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