Is Quantitative HBsAg Measurement a Reliable Substitute for HBV DNA Quantitation?

Background: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is one of the main proteins of HBV envelop and its serum quantitative measurement is the most common quantitative test for monitoring the progress of Chronic Hepatitis B. Although measurement of serum HBV DNA copy number is a gold standard method for d...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Mahdavi, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas, Payam Roshan, Mohammad Taher Hojjati, Mehrad Mahdavi, Hossein Jalali, Aily Aliasgharian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2015-07-01
Series:Research in Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:http://rmm.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-732-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1