title: A novel hepatitis B virus S gene insertion associated with reduced humoral immunity and diagnostic escape.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Colledge
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Littlejohn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Iser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D056724:Immunity, Humoral / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional / Q000235:genetics*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens