Defects in the precore region of hepatitis B virus DNA in a plasma pool from carriers seropositive for antibody against e antigen and with infectivity in chimpanzees

A case-control study for early predictio

A case-control study for early prediction of hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion by hepatitis B virus DNA levels and mutations in the precore region and core promoter

✍ Takahiro Yamaura; Eiji Tanaka; Akihiro Matsumoto; Akinori Rokuhara; Koji Orii; K 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 124 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Factors influencing and predictive of seroconversion from hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to antibody (anti‐HBe) were sought in a case‐control study of 61 patients with chronic hepatitis B who had been observed from 5 years before to 1 year after seroconversion, and 32 patients who did no