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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2007

Levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication during the nonreplicative phase: HBV quantification by real-time PCR in Korea.

Hyung Joon Yim, Kwan Soo Byun, Yun Jung Chang, Yeon Seok Suh, Jong Eun Yeon, Chang Hong Lee, Jung Ah Kwon, Wangdon Yoo, Soo-Ok Kim, Sun Pyo Hong

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Hyung Joon YimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kwan Soo Byun
Yun Jung Chang
Yeon Seok Suh
Jong Eun Yeon
Chang Hong Lee
Jung Ah Kwon
Wangdon Yoo
Soo-Ok Kim
Sun Pyo Hong

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The levels of HBV replication in the nonreplicative phase are not clear. We conducted this study to evaluate the levels of viral replication during the nonreplicative phase in chronic HBV-infected Korean patients using real-time PCR. A total of 125 patients were classified into three groups: inactive HBsAg carriers, inactive liver cirrhosis patients, and resolved chronic HBV-infected patients with loss of HBsAg. The real-time PCR detected HBV DNA in 112 cases (89.6%). The mean levels of HBV DNA were 3.84, 4.10, and 3.31 log copies/ml in the three groups, respectively (P <0.01). Ninety-five percent of inactive HBsAg carriers showed levels of HBV DNA lower than 6 x 10(4) copies/ml. In conclusion, we showed different levels of HBV DNA exactly in three groups during nonreplicative phases. We suggest that the cutoff level of HBV DNA in inactive HBsAg carriers should be readjusted to a lower level in future studies.

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Hepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusVirus ReplicationAdultDNA, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHepatitis B Surface AntigensHumansIncidenceKoreaMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionPrognosisSeverity of Illness IndexDNA, ViralHepatitis B Surface Antigens

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