Introduction: The risk of transmission of pathogens such as hepatitis B virus threatens the safety of transfused patients especially in high endemic areas. The aim of this study was to determine the i...
AIM To investigate the characteristic features of hepatitis B surface antigen(HBs Ag) seroclearance among Korean hepatitis B virus(HBV) carriers.METHODS Carriers with HBs Ag seroclearance were selected by analyzing lo...
Supported by Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China,No.20093420120005;National Science Foundation of China,No.30771907
AIM:To develop models to predict hepatitis B e antigen(HBe Ag)seroconversion in response to interferon(IFN)-αtreatment in chronic hepatitis B patients.METHODS:We enrolled 147 treatment-nave HBe Agpositive chronic h...
Supported by Research grant from the Ministry of Health,Labor,and Welfare of Japan
AIM: To investigate the role of pre-core and basal core promoter(BCP) mutations before and after hepatitis Be antigen(HBe Ag) seroconversion.METHODS: The proportion of pre-core(G1896A) and basal core promoter(A1762T a...