Multiple choice

After examining blood reports of an individual, doctor told him that his blood contains such proteins which indicate that now he can transmit the virus on to another person. Which among the following proteins the doctor must be referring?

  1. HBsAg

  2. LMP1

  3. NSP2

  4. HBx

  5. HBcAg
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E Correct answer
Explanation

HBcAg (core antigen) is a hepatitis B viral protein. It is an indicator of active viral replication, thus indicating that the person infected with Hepatitis B can likely transmit the virus on to another person.

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