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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2005

Evaluation of liver tissue by polymerase chain reaction for hepatitis B virus in patients with negative viremia.

Fouad Thakeb, Magdy El-Serafy, Soheir Zakaria, Bahaa Monir, Sahar Lashin, Raghda Marzaban, Mostafa El-Awady

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Fouad ThakebTropical Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Magdy El-Serafy
Soheir Zakaria
Bahaa Monir
Sahar Lashin
Raghda Marzaban
Mostafa El-Awady

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the clinical significance of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA localization in the liver tissue of patients with positive HBsAg and negative viremia.

methodsHBV virological parameters of 33 HBsAg positive chronic hepatitis patients, including seromarkers and HBV DNA amplification in both sera and liver biopsies, were evaluated.

resultsTen patients had negative viremia and positive HBV DNA in their liver biopsies. Most of them had HBeAg-negative/HBeAb-positive chronic hepatitis. Their liver biochemical and histopathological profiles were different from the viremic patients. Their disease pattern was designated as "hepatitis B in situ".

conclusionHepatitis B in situ is a consequential entity which can be missed in clinical practice. It is a new clinical pattern of chronic HBV infection that considers HBV in liver biopsy and adds a new indication for antiviral therapy.

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Carrier StateViremiaAdolescentAdultBiomarkersDNA, ViralFemaleHepatitis B AntigensHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionProspective StudiesBiomarkersDNA, ViralHepatitis B Antigens

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PMID16425396
PMCPMC4725047

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