Hepatitis B e antigen and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

HI, Yang; SN, Lu; YF, Liaw; SL, You; CA, Sun; LY, Wang; CK, Hsiao; PJ, Chen; DS, Chen; CJ, Chen

doi:10.1056/nejmoa013215

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Hepatitis B e antigen and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Yang HI

Lu SN

Liaw YF

Abstract

Background The presence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in serum indicates active viral replication in hepatocytes. HBeAg is thus a surrogate marker for the presence of hepatitis B virus DNA. We conducted a prospective study to determine the relation between positivity for hepatitis B surface antig...

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