A highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to analyse serum samples from HBsAg-positive patients in Sweden. Forty-two chronic carriers were tested, five of whom were of Swedish origin. Of the total, there were 13 HBeAg-positive and 27 anti-HBe-positive patients, while 1 patient was
The loss of HBeAg without precore mutation results in lower HBV DNA levels and ALT levels in chronic hepatitis
β Scribed by Naoto Kawabe; Senju Hashimoto; Masao Harata; Yoshifumi Nitta; Michihito Murao; Takuji Nakano; Hiroaki Shimazaki; Yuko Arima; Naruomi Komura; Kyoko Kobayashi; Kentaro Yoshioka
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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