Sera from 106 southern African blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B surface antigenemia (HBsAg) were tested for hepatitis B viral DNA (HBV-DNA) activity, HBV-DNA polymerase concentrations, and HBV e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody (anti-HBe) to investigate the state of viral replication
Occult hepatitis B virus infection in Southern African blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Michael C Kew; Robert Welschinger; Raquel Viana
- Book ID
- 108951904
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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