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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 anti-HBe-positive asymptomatic carriers. Sera from 10 HBeAg-positive and 27 anti-HBe-positive asymptomatic carriers...
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