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HBe antibody unrelated to 'e minus' hepatitis B virus variant infection in patients with chronic type D hepatitis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 1991
Raimondo G, Rodinò G, Brancatelli S, Sardo M A, Campo S, Smedile V, Villari D, Pernice M, Longo G, Squadrito G
Abstract excerpt
The presence of HBV-DNA sequences was evaluated in DNA extracted from serum samples, peripheral blood lymphocytes and liver biopsy specimens of five HBsAg/anti-HBe-positive carriers with chronic HDV infection. DNAs were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification technique using two pairs of oligonucleotide primers specific for the preC/C and S regions of the HBV; viral sequences were found...
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