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6785286

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
Three distinct antigen/antibody systems supposedly associated with an HBV-like virus of non-A, non-B hepatitis have been identified. Because of previously demonstrated cross-reactivity with HBe/3 and HBc antigens and other analogies the following terminology is tentatively used. 1. The previously reported serum antigen has been redesignated non-A, non-B e antigen, since it is equivalent to HBe/3 Ag and cross-reacts with it. Non-A, non-BeAg or Ab were detected in 51/62 post-transfusion and 11/56 sporadic acute non-A, non-B hepatitis cases, and in 12/14 cases affecting staff members. In non-A, non-B chronic persistent or active hepatitis and cryptogenic cirrhosis, the prevalence was similarly high: 14/18, 22/48 and 12/18 respectively. Ten out of 26 implicated blood donors were found positive for non-A, non-BeAg accounting for 7 out of 8 post-transfusion cases. A high prevalence of non-A, non-BeAg was also found in haemophiliacs (11/48) and haemodialysed patients (6/42), whereas anti-non-A, non-Be was respectively detected in 4/48 and 6/42 of these cases. 2. Using immunofluorescence, a second antigen termed non-A, non-BcAg has been identified in liver biopsies from 55/84 non-A, non-B chronic hepatitis or cryptogenic cirrhosis cases. All 8 positive biopsies examined by electron microscopy revealed clusters of 22--25 nm intranuclear particles identical to those described in chimpanzees. Anti-non-A, non-Bc detectable by counter-electrophoresis and indirect immunofluorescence was found in the serum of all patients of which biopsy was positive for non-A, non-BcAg. Anti-non-A, non-Bc was also detected in 5/5 non-A, non-BeAg positive cases of post-transfusion hepatitis, 2--6 weeks after onset end remained positive for the 6 month follow-up period. 3. A third antigen, tentatively designated non-A, non-BsAg, has been found less frequently than non-A, non-BeAg in serum. However, it was detectable in 3/18 and 2/12 washed ultracentrifugation pellets of sera positive for non-A, non-BeAg or anti-non-A, non-Be, respectively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0166-0934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-39
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification and detection of long incubation non-A, non-B hepatitis virus and associated antigens or antibodies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article