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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2016; 22(12): 3404-3411
Published online Mar 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i12.3404
Published online Mar 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i12.3404
Table 3 Immunochemical characteristics of hepatitis B core antigen/hepatitis B surface antigen in hepatitis B envelop antigen-positive and hepatitis B envelop antigen-negative patients n (%)
| Variables | HBeAg-positive (n = 14) | HBeAg-negative (n = 19) | ||
| Distribution, | HBcAg | HBsAg | HBcAg | HBsAg |
| Diffuse | 11 (79) | 5 (36) | 0 (0) | 6 (32) |
| Patchy | 1 (7) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) | 10 (53) |
| Rare | 2 (14) | 7 (50) | 1 (5) | 3 (15) |
| Pattern | ||||
| Cytoplasmic (+) | 1 (7) | - | 0 (0) | - |
| Nuclear (+) | 2 (14) | - | 0 (0) | - |
| Mixed: Cyto/nuclear | 11 (79) | - | 1 (5) | - |
| Cytoplasmic (+) | - | 11 (79) | - | 14 (74) |
| Membranous (+) | - | 1 (7) | - | 0 (0) |
| Mixed: Cyto/memb | - | 2 (14) | - | 5 (26) |
- Citation: Safaie P, Poongkunran M, Kuang PP, Javaid A, Jacobs C, Pohlmann R, Nasser I, Lau DT. Intrahepatic distribution of hepatitis B virus antigens in patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(12): 3404-3411
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i12/3404.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i12.3404