Article
Hepatitis B virus infection in patients with idiopathic liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 1991
Liang T J, Baruch Y, Ben-Porath E, Enat R, Bassan L, Brown N V, Rimon N, Blum H E, Wands J R
Abstract excerpt
We studied 67 HBsAg-negative Israeli patients (36 negative for all HBV serological markers as group 1 and 31 positive for antibodies to HBs and HBc as group 2) with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis of unknown origin using a rapid, sensitive and specific assay for the detection of low levels of hepatitis B virus in serum. This technique uses a high-affinity monoclonal antibody to HBs against an a domain epitope...
Topics
- Chronic Disease
- DNA, Viral
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Diseases
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence