Total Hepatitis B Core Antigen Antibody, a Quantitative Non-Invasive Marker of Hepatitis B Virus Induced Liver Disease.

Non invasive immunologic markers of virus-induced liver disease are unmet needs. We tested the clinical significance of quantitative total and IgM-anti-HBc in well characterized chronic-HBsAg-carriers. Sera (212) were obtained from 111 HBsAg-carriers followed-up for 52 months (28-216) during differe...

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Main Authors: Quan Yuan, Liu-Wei Song, Daniela Cavallone, Francesco Moriconi, Beatrice Cherubini, Piero Colombatto, Filippo Oliveri, Barbara Agata Coco, Gabriele Ricco, Ferruccio Bonino, James Wai Kuo Shih, Ning-Shao Xia, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482637?pdf=render