The diagnostical significance of antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen
โ Scribed by Gerlich, W. H. ;Biswas, R. M. ;Stamm, Brigitte ;Thomssen, R.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 620 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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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
The significance of IgM and IgG class antibodies to hepatitis B virus (HBV) core component (anti-HBc) was investigated in a study of maternal-fetal HBV transmission. An IgM anti-HBc response was lacking in the majority (49/53) of HBV-infected infants. This antibody thus cannot be used as an indicato