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Case Reports
. 1977 Jul;136(1):117-21.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/136.1.117.

Discordant e antigen, DNA polymerase activity, and Dane particle responses in two patients representing an index case-contact case pair with hepatitis B virus infection

R P Perrillo, L D Gelb, W H Milligan 3rd, W Wellinghoff, R D Aach
Case Reports

Discordant e antigen, DNA polymerase activity, and Dane particle responses in two patients representing an index case-contact case pair with hepatitis B virus infection

R P Perrillo et al. J Infect Dis. 1977 Jul.

Abstract

Discordant results for e antigen, DNA polymerase activity, and Dane particle frequency were noted in the sera of two patients representing an index case-contact case pair with chronic aggressive hepatitis B. The lack of correlation between presence of e antigen and the infecting viral strain, as well as the strong relationship of e antigen to persistent and significant viremia, emphasize the role of the host's immune response in the expression of this antigen.

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