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Hepatitis B virus antigen and antibodies in alcoholics. Etiological role of HBV in liver diseases of alcoholic patients
- Source :
- Liver. 5:247-252
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2008.
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Abstract
- — A study was carried out to clarify the pathogenetic role of HBV in alcoholic patients with liver diseases. The incidence of serological markers of HBV infection was investigated in these patients and the histological characteristics were compared among the alcoholic patients with and without HBV markers. A high percentage of patients were positive for either HBsAg, anti-HBs or anti-HBc. In six of eight patients with positive HBsAg, liver histology showed viral features, but in 23 of 39 patients with positive anti-HBs and/or low titre anti-HBc and in 12 of 18 patients with negative HBV markers liver histology showed alcoholic features. From these results it is concluded that HBV presumably plays a major role in the pathogenesis of liver disease in alcoholic patients with persistent HBV infection but not in patients with positive antibodies.
- Subjects :
- Male
Alcoholic liver disease
HBsAg
Serology
Hepatitis B Antigens
Pathogenesis
Liver disease
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
Humans
Medicine
Hepatitis B Antibodies
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatology
biology
business.industry
Hepatobiliary disease
virus diseases
Middle Aged
Hepatitis B
medicine.disease
Hepatitis B Core Antigens
digestive system diseases
Liver
Immunology
biology.protein
Female
Viral disease
Antibody
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01069543
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Liver
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8a1cb691d4618a07371bc011a7b4f49d