Delta antigen is currently thought to reflect superinfection of the liver with a defective RNA virus (delta agent), requiring helper function from hepatitis B virus for its replication. To assess the influence of delta agent on hepatitis B virus replication in patients persistently infected with bot
Hepatitis B virus DNA in the sera of HBsAg carriers: A marker of active hepatitis B virus replication in the liver
β Scribed by Ferruccio Bonino; Bill Hoyer; Judith Nelson; Ronald Engle; Giorgio Verme; John Gerin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 666 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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