title: Commonly found variations/mutations in the HBsAg of hepatitis B virus in the context of effective immunization programs: questionable clinical and public health significance.
authors.affiliation: WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Hepatitis B, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Locarnini
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shouval
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines