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Mutation Information

Mutation Site	T118K
Mutation Type	Amino acid level
Gene/Protein/Region Type	S
Genotype/Subtype	D
Country	Italy

Literature Information

PubMed PMID	25418031
Disease	HBV infection
Published Year	2015
Journal	Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Title	Hepatitis B surface antigen genetic elements critical for immune escape correlate with hepatitis B virus reactivation upon immunosuppression.
Author	Salpini R,Colagrossi L,Bellocchi MC,Surdo M,Becker C,Alteri C,Aragri M,Ricciardi A,Armenia D,Pollicita M,Di Santo F,Carioti L,Louzoun Y,Mastroianni CM,Lichtner M,Paoloni M,Esposito M,D'Amore C,Marrone A,Marignani M,Sarrecchia C,Sarmati L,Andreoni M,Angelico M,Verheyen J,Perno CF,Svicher V
Evidence	Of the 13 HBsAg mutations found in these patients, 8 of 13 (M103I-L109I-T118K-P120A-Y134H-S143L-D144E-S171F) reside in a major hydrophilic loop (target of neutralizing antibodies [Abs]); some of them are already known to hamper HBsAg recognition by humoral response.

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Mutation Information Note

Gene/Protein/Region Type: Virus Gene (e.g. LMP-1) or Virus Protein (e.g. Rep 68) or Virus Region (e.g. S, X)

Literature Information Note

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