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dc.contributor.authorZare-Bidaki, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorAyoobi, Fatemeh
dc.contributor.authorHassanshahi, Gholamhossein
dc.contributor.authorArababadi, Mohammad Kazemi
dc.contributor.authorMirzaei, Tayebeh
dc.contributor.authorDarehdori, Ahmad Shebanizade
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Derek
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:12:40Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.modified2014-08-13T23:53:31Z
dc.identifier.issn1433-6510
dc.identifier.doi10.7754/Clin.Lab.2013.130206
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/61905
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious risk factor for several severe liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV, like other viruses, uses several mechanisms to escape from specific immune responses including the use of mutations in the genome which lead to epitope variations. There are several immune responses, including T helper cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and B cells, against the core antigen of HBV (HBcAg) that can lead to HBV eradication. Therefore, mutations within the HBc gene can lead to escape from immune responses by HBV and, hence, understanding the prevalence of HBc mutations among a specific population can be helpful for future treatment and vaccination. This review addresses the recent information regarding the prevalence of mutations within the HBc gene among Iranian HBV infected patients. Methods: The data presented here was collected gene sequences reported from Iran to the NCBI nucleotide GenBank. Results: Results showed that the prevalence of HBc gene mutations is frequent in Iranian HBV infected patients. Conclusions: Based on our searches it seems that escape from immune responses is a plausible reason for the high prevalence of HBc gene mutations among Iranian HBV infected patients.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherClinical Laboratory Publications
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom9
dc.relation.ispartofpageto21
dc.relation.ispartofjournalClinical Laboratory
dc.relation.ispartofvolume60
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical virology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320705
dc.titleMutations within the HBc Gene of the Hepatitis B Virus: A Study on Iranian Patients
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2014
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gro.griffith.authorKennedy, Derek D.


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