Open AccessRelation of hepatitis B core antigen expression with histological activity, serum HBeAg, and HBV DNA levels
Author(s) -
Ayşegül Sarı,
Yelda Dere,
Betul Pakoz,
Aylin Örgen Çallı,
Belkis Unal,
Mine Tunakan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.79972
Subject(s) - hbcag , hbeag , hepatitis b virus , cirrhosis , medicine , hepatitis b , antigen , liver disease , fibrosis , immunology , hbsag , virology , gastroenterology , virus
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a potentially life-threatening liver infection which may progress to liver failure and cirrhosis. Intrahepatic expression patterns of viral antigens detected by immunohistochemistry may have prognostic implications in disease process.