Australia antigen

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Etymology[edit]

First isolated by American researcher Baruch S. Blumberg in the serum of an Australian Aboriginal person.

Noun[edit]

Australia antigen (plural Australia antigens)

  1. (medicine) Surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBsAg).

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