The role of β2 microglobulin levels in monitoring chronic hepatitis B

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-57

  Yegane, Selma ^a   Revanli, Melek ^a   Taneli, Fatma ^b  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

2 microglobulin; Asymptomatic HBV carriers; Chronic active hepatitis B infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 3042640051     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.203.53     Document Type: Article

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