<i>De novo</i> acute hepatitis B infection in a previously vaccinated liver transplant recipient due to a strain of HBV with a Met 133 Thr mutation in the “a” determinant - Concepedia

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<i>De novo</i> acute hepatitis B infection in a previously vaccinated liver transplant recipient due to a strain of HBV with a Met 133 Thr mutation in the “a” determinant

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2000

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Eric M. Yoshida, Alnoor Ramji, Siegfried R. Erb, Jennifer Davis, Urs P. Steinbrecher, Christopher H. Sherlock, Charles H. Scudamore, Stephen W. Chung, Mark C. Williams, Klaus S. Gutfreund

Liver International

Abstract

' Acute de novo HBV infection from an anti-HBc sero-positive donor may occur long after LT despite protective anti-HBs titres post-vaccination secondary to the emergence of "a" determinant mutated strains of HBV.