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Quantification of HBsAg: basic virology for clinical practice.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Jan 2011
Lee Jung Min, Ahn Sang Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is produced and secreted through a complex mechanism that is still not fully understood. In clinical fields, HBsAg has long served as a qualitative diagnostic marker for hepatitis B virus infection. Notably, advances have been made in the development of quantitative HBsAg assays, which have allowed viral replication monitoring, and there is an opportunity to make maximal use of...
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