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HBeAg immunostaining of liver tissue in various stages of chronic hepatitis B.
Liver - 1 Aug 1999
Lindh M, Savage K, Rees J, Garwood L, Horal P, Norkrans G, Dhillon A P
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: We studied the tissue expression of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in 29 liver biopsies from 27 HBV carriers. METHODS: HBeAg expression was assessed in relation to HBeAg in serum, precore mutations, HBV DNA levels and liver damage as measured by histology activity index. RESULTS: HBeAg in liver tissue was detected by immunostaining in 6 of 7 patients positive for HBeAg in serum. In patients negative for...
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