Clinical evaluation of the branched DNA assay for hepatitis B virus DNA detection in patients with chronic hepatitis B lacking hepatitis B e antigen and treated with interferon-alpha.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the Chiron branched DNA (bDNA) assay for detection of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in patients with chronic hepatitis B lacking hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and undergoing interferon (IFN) therapy. Results obtained with the bDNA assay were compared with those obtained using the Abbott liquid hybridization (LH) assay and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serial...

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