In recent years, considerable interest has developed in recognizing antigenic specificities additional to the surface antigen in the sera of patients infected with hepatitis B infection. The presence of the e-antigen appears to be invariably associated with ongoing virus replication. In the present study, sera from acute and chronically infected patients have been examined for both e-antigen and antibody, and the results correlated with the presence of complete 42-nm virus particles. In addition, some preliminary results illustrating the possible physicochemical nature of e-antigen are presented.
The nature of hepatitis B e antigen / C.R. HOWARD, A.R. ZANETTI, A.J. ZUCKERMAN. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - 3:1(1978), pp. 59-66.
Titolo: | The nature of hepatitis B e antigen |
Autori: | ZANETTI, ALESSANDRO REMO (Secondo) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e Applicata |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1978 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890030113 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |