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Molecular and serological aspects of HBsAg-negative hepatitis B virus infections in North America.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2003
Hsia C C, Scudamore C H, Di Bisceglie A M, Tabor E
Abstract excerpt
A few hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are characterized by the presence of HBV DNA in serum or liver tissue, or both, in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in serum. However, such infections have rarely been described previously in North American patients. In the present study, 31 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients from the United States and Canada who had no detectable HBsAg in...
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