Serum hepatitis B core antibody as a biomarker of hepatic inflammation in chronic hepatitis B patients with normal alanine aminotransferase

Abstract Our previous studies unexpectedly indicated that the level of serum hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) was positively correlated with the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level. The aim of this study was to determine whether anti-HBc could serve as a potential biomarker for the detect...

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Main Authors: Jiyuan Zhou, Liuwei Song, Hong Zhao, Linlin Yan, Anlin Ma, Shibin Xie, Xuqing Zhang, Dazhi Zhang, Qing Xie, Guo Zhang, Jia Shang, Jun Cheng, Weifeng Zhao, Zhiqiang Zou, Mingxiang Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Guiqiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03102-3