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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatitis B virus DNA was determined in the sera of 198 chronic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers by the spot hybridization technique. The results were correlated with hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg) and antibody (anti-HBe), delta antibody (anti-HD) and liver histology. All subjects had a liver biopsy. The prevalence of HBV DNA was 63% in HBeAg-positive subjects and 8.8% in anti-HBe positives. HBV DNA was not found more frequently in chronic HBsAg carriers who had histological evidence of liver disease than in carriers without such evidence. Anti-HD was detected in 48.5% of subjects, with an increasing trend (p less than 0.001) according to the severity of liver disease. Among patients with more severe liver disease (CAH and cirrhosis), HBV DNA and HBeAg were detected less frequently in anti-HD-positive than in anti-HD-negative subjects (7% vs. 42.3%, p less than 0.001 and 7% vs. 34.4%, p less than 0.005, respectively). These findings indicate that HDV infection jointly affects both HBeAg status and HBV DNA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
62-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Carrier State, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis B, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis B e Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis B virus, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Hepatitis Delta Virus, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:1568710-Radioimmunoassay
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatitis B virus DNA in chronic HBsAg carriers: correlation with HBeAg/anti-HBe status, anti-HD and liver histology.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article