The molecular basis of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative infections.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2893.1997.00101.x

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The molecular basis of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative infections.

Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 1997

Miyakawa Y, Okamoto H, Mayumi M

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Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative infections are an unusual form of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in which viral replication and liver damage persist despite antibodies against HBeAg. This form of HBV may be associated with fulminant hepatitis. The molecular basis for an HBeAg-mi...

Topics

Codon, Terminator
Genotype
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Liver
Phenotype
Point Mutation
Promoter Regions, Genetic

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