The degrees of hepatocyte cytoplasmic expression of hepatitis B core antigen correlate with histologic activity of liver disease in the young patients with chronic hepatitis B infection

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Tae, Hyeon Kim ^a   Eun, Young Cho ^a   Hyo, Jeong Oh ^a   Chang, Soo Choi ^a   Ji, Woong Kim ^a   Heung, Bae Moon ^a   Haak, Cheul Kim ^a,b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HBV DNA; Hepatitis B Core Antigen; Hepatitis Be Antigens; Hepatitits B virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646773989     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2006.21.2.279     Document Type: Article

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