Abstract:
:A novel method for the identification of hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants was developed. The ligase chain reaction (LCR) distinguished the sequences of two isolates from the Gambia showing a change at nucleotide 421 within the region coding for the surface protein a antigenic determinant. One sequence was derived from a child previously immunized with HBV vaccine, while the other, reported here for the first time, was from a chronic carrier. Nucleotide variations within the target sequence at, or up to 3 bases from the point of ligation inhibited the reaction. The LCR recognised variations in as little as 0.9 fmol DNA and will permit the rapid detection of HBV variants in molecular epidemiological studies.
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FEMS Microbiol Lettjournal_title
FEMS microbiology lettersauthors
Karthigesu VD,Mendy M,Fortuin M,Whittle HC,Howard CR,Allison LMdoi
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07766.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-09-01 00:00:00pages
127-32issue
2eissn
0378-1097issn
1574-6968pii
0378-1097(95)00245-Zjournal_volume
131pub_type
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