Article
Distribution of the predominant hepatitis B virus precore variants in hepatitis B e antigen-positive children and their effect on treatment response.
Pediatric research - 1 Jun 1996
Cabrerizo M, Bartolomé J, Ruiz-Moreno M, Otero M, López-Alcorocho J M, Carreño V
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the distribution of precore hepatitis B virus mutants and their influence on the outcome of interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B. In this study, serum samples were analyzed from 60 children with chronic hepatitis B e antigen+ (HBeAg+) hepatitis. Fifty-two...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Treatment Outcome