Retrovirus-like particles 60-85 run in diameter were observed in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes in liver biopsies obtained during the acute and chronic phases of non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) in three patients with transfusion-acquired disease. The particles appeared in dilated endoplasmic reticulum
Nuclear Particles of Non-A, Non-B Type in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Hepatitis B
β Scribed by Hanspeter Spichtin; Fred Gudat; Hans Berthold; Gunthild Krey; Martin Schmid; Mauro Pirovino; Josef Altorfer; Georg Stalder; Gerald Eder; Leonardo Bianchi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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β¦ Synopsis
In an electron microscopic study, nuclear aggregates of virus-like spherical and tubular particles measuring 20 to 29 nm in diameter were found in 5 of 7 clinically healthy volunteers with normal liver histology, 6 of 10 patients with hepatitis B and 17 of 18 patients with hepatitis non-A, non-B. The incidence of hepatocytes containing nuclear particles was approximately 0.5 to 2% in all three groups. We conclude that these nuclear particles are not specific ultrastructural markers of hepatitis non-A, non-B in man as originally claimed for experimental hepatitis non-A, non-B in chimpanzees.
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