Hepatitis B Virus

Studies from H.G. Liu and colleagues reveal new findings on hepatitis B virus

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 28th, 2008

According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "HBs antigen (HBsAg)183-191 (FLLTRILTI, R187 peptide) is a dominant human leucocyte antigen-A2 (HLA-A2)-restricted epitope associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Caucasian populations. However, its prevalence is poorly understood in China, where there is a high incidence of HBV infection."

"In this report, we sequenced the region of HBsAg derived from 103 Chinese patients. Approximately 16.5% of the patients bore a mutant HBsAg183-191 epitope in which the original arginine (R187) was substituted with a lysine (K187 mutant peptide). Importantly, K187 still bound to HLA-A2 with high affinity, and...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-04-28)

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