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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-7-12
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A seroepidemiological study on hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection was conducted in the Okinawan islands, the area of Japan where hepatitis B virus infection is most prevalent. The subjects of this study included 116 asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers, 48 patients with chronic hepatitis (CH), 19 with liver cirrhosis (LC), and 11 with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Among the 194 serum samples examined, a total of 10 (5.2%) were anti-HDV seropositive. Anti-HDV was detected in 2 (1.7%) of the 116 asymptomatic HBsAg carriers, in 3 (6.3%) of the 48 patients with CH, and in 5 (26.3%) of the 19 with LC. However, none of the patients with HCC had detectable anti-HDV. Eight of the 10 were born in the Miyako island group and the remaining 2 on the main island of Okinawa. Since the subjects included 34 individuals who were living and/or born in the Miyako islands, the positive rate of anti-HDV in the islands was 23.5%. This study demonstrates the existence of an endemic area of HDV infection in Japan.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
0146-6615
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
45
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
312-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-4-13
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Carrier State,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Hepatitis, Chronic,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Hepatitis Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Hepatitis D,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Hepatitis Delta Virus,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Liver Cirrhosis,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Liver Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7775953-Seroepidemiologic Studies
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Seroepidemiological study of hepatitis delta virus infection in Okinawa, Japan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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