1980•The Tohoku Journal of Experimental MedicineOpen access

Difference of subtypes of hepatitis B surface antigen between asymptomatic carriers and patients with chronic liver diseases.

Shozo Nakamura, Yoshiaki Takezawa, Toshiyuki Maeda

Abstract

Subtypes of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were studied in 20 asymptomatic HBsAg carriers and 18 HBsAg-seropositive patients with chronic hepatitis or live cirrhosis. Among them 25 were university students. In the male university students, subtypes adw was found to be significantly higher in asymptomatic HBsAg carriers than in patients with chronic hepatitis (p=0.04). The difference in subtypes of HBsAg between male asymptomatic carriers and male patients with liver disease was further confirmed by the combined results of university students and other subjects (p=0.007).

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 1 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Asymptomatic, Asymptomatic carrier, HBsAg, Medicine, Cirrhosis, Liver disease, Chronic liver disease, Chronic hepatitis