Article
The two different states of hepatitis B virus DNA in asymptomatic carriers: HBe-antigen-positive versus anti-HBe-positive asymptomatic carriers.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 1998
Fujiwara K, Yokosuka O, Ehata T, Chuang W L, Imazeki F, Saisho H, Omata M
Abstract excerpt
During the course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, there exists a long period of normal liver function tests with different states of HBeAg/Ab. As the state of HBV in asymptomatic carriers was not well characterized, we quantitatively and qualitatively examined HBV in both HBeAg-positive and...
Topics
- Adult
- Carrier State
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Polymerase Chain Reaction