Article
[The effect of the acetylation phenotype on the course severity and outcome of acute viral hepatitis B].
Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 1996
Usmanova L P, Kasimova N B, Kuznetsova T A, Kotel'nikova L I, Bogdanova A G, Cherenova O P
Abstract excerpt
Acetylation phenotype was studied in 70 inpatients with acute viral hepatitis B. Of them, 51 had fast and 19 slow acetylation. Fast-type acetylation was associated with mild-severe form of hepatitis B, while slow-type acetylation--with recurrences and aggravations, severe form of hepatitis. The d...
Topics
- Acetylation
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Recurrence
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sulfathiazole
- Sulfathiazoles
