Clinical and virological characteristics of chronic hepatitis B with concurrent hepatitis B e antigen and antibody detection

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 646-652

  Wang, J ^a   Zhou, B ^a   Lai, Q ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Shen, G ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Chen, J ^a   Hou, J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anti HBe; antigen antibody reaction; chronic disease; HBeAg; hepatitis B virus; mutation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO GENE TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960941022     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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