Effects of hepatitis B virus infection on human sperm chromosomes

Table 1 Markers of HBV infection of the tested subjects

Subjects	Age	Serum						Seminal fluid
		HBsAg	Anti-HBc	HBeAg	Anti-HBs	Anti-HBe	HBV-DNA	HBsAg	HBV-DNA
Hepatitisa
1	38	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-
2	32	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+
3	25	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-
4	22	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+
5	26	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+
6	23	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+
7	27	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-
8	22	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-
9	25	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+
Controls
1	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

^a1: Acute hepatitis; 2, 3: Chronic active hepatitis; 4, 5, 6, 7: Chronic persistent hepatitis; 8, 9: Chronic HBsAg carriers.