IgM antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (IgM anti-HBc) was determined in 60 patients whose serum was positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 18 patients whose serum was negative for HBsAg, but positive for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc). Two radioimmunoassap were done
Frequency and Significance of Immunoglobulin M Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen in Corticosteroid-Treated Severe Chronic Active Hepatitis B
โ Scribed by CZAJA, ALBERT J.; SHIELS, MARK T.; TASWELL, HOWARD F.; WOOD, JAMES R.; LUDWIG, JURGEN; CHASE, ROBERT C.
- Book ID
- 123291855
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 792 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
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