Hepatitis B Virus
Researchers from National Taiwan University report details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis B virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 22nd, 2010
According to recent research from Taipei, Taiwan, "This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the effect of cytokines on spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Polymorphisms in interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12 beta, and interferon-gamma were evaluated in 288 HBeAg-positive chronic HBV patients (median initial age, 8.6 years; median follow-up duration, 19.3 years)."
"Serum cytokine levels were determined in 154 subjects (53.5%) before and after HBeAg seroconversion by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from patients...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-02-22)
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