Are prevention of perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission in the Netherlands , 2003-2007 : children of Chinese mothers at increased risk of breakthrough infection?
Infants born to Chinese mothers were at increased risk of perinatal HBV infection. All HBsAg positive pregnant women of Chinese origin should be assessed to determine whether there is an indication for anti-viral treatment during pregnancy. Among infants who received HBIg at birth, we did not detect an increased risk of perinatal HBV infection when the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine was administered after the first week of life.
These analyses confirm the location of a QTL affecting tick burden on BTA10 and position it close to the ITGA11 gene. The presence of a significant association in such widely divergent animals suggests that further SNP discovery in this region to detect causal mutations would be warranted.