Article
Analysis of hepatitis B virus precore variants in hepatitis B e antibody-positive patients treated with prednisone plus interferon.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 1995
Lopez-Alcorocho J M, Cabrerizo M, Bartolome J, Cotonat T, Carreño V
Abstract excerpt
To assess the effects of prednisone and interferon on the distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore mutants, nine hepatitis B e antibody (HBeAb)-positive patients with HBV chronic infection were studied. Patients were treated with prednisone (30 mg day-1 for 4 weeks, followed by 20 mg day-1...
Topics
- Alanine Transaminase
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Base Sequence
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Interferons
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prednisone