Divergent preS Sequences in Virion-Associated Hepatitis B Virus Genomes and Subviral HBV Surface Antigen Particles From HBV e Antigen-Negative Patients

Peiffer, Kai-Henrik
Kuhnhenn, Lisa
Jiang, Bingfu
Mondorf, Antonia
Vermehren, Johannes
Knop, Viola
Susser, Simone
Walter, Dirk
Dietz, Julia
Carra, Gert
Finkelmeier, Fabian
Zeuzem, Stefan
Sarrazin, Christoph
Hildt, Eberhard

University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Langen, Germany
Paul Ehrlich Institute, Division of Virology, Langen, Germany
St. Josefs Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Wiesbaden, Germany
German Center for Infection Research, Germany

K.-H. P., L. K., C. S., and E. H. contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence: K.-H. Peiffer, MD, Medizinische Klinik 1, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ([email protected]).

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Received October 18, 2017

Accepted February 27, 2018

Journal of Infectious Diseases 218(1):p 114-123, July 01, 2018. | DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy119