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[A case of repeated seroconversion to HBe antibody due to co-infection with Mutant- and wild-type hepatitis B virus clones].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2006
Yukimasa Nobuyasu, Matsuda Rumiko, Yoneyama Keiichiro, Takagi Yasushi, Gomi Kunihide
Abstract excerpt
It is reported that co-infection with different hepatitis B virus (HBV) clones in a patient with chronic hepatitis B induces rare serotypes (adywr) or abnormal laboratory data such as negative HBs antigen, in the presence of positive HBV DNA. In this study, we experienced a case of repeated seroconversion to HBe antibody in a patient with chronic hepatitis B. Since seroconversion is considered to be related to...
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