A case-control study for early prediction of hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion by hepatitis B virus DNA levels and mutations in the precore region and core promoter.

Abstract excerpt

Factors influencing and predictive of seroconversion from hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to antibody (anti-HBe) were sought in a case-control study of 61 patients with chronic hepatitis B who had been observed from 5 years before to 1 year after seroconversion, and 32 patients who did not seroconvert during the entire 6-year period. Almost all of the patients (96%) were infected with HBV genotype C. HBV DNA levels...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Hepatitis B Antibodies
• Share to Hepatitis B, Chronic