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HBeAg is a
hepatitis B
viral protein,
produced by the HBc
Ag reading frame. It is an
indicator of
active viral replication; this
means the
person infected...
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During the
natural course of an infection, the
HBeAg may be cleared, and
antibodies to the 'e'
antigen (anti-
HBe) will
arise immediately afterwards. This conversion...
- virus).
While both
HBcAg and
HBeAg are made from the same open
reading frame, HBc
Ag is not
secreted as a monomer. HBc
Ag is
considered "particulate" and...
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replication in
vitro Superior activity compared to LVD in vivo for both
HBeAg+ &
HBeAg−
patients Efficacy in LVD
refractory CHB
patients Entecavir was approved...
- from HBs
Ag extracted from the
blood plasma of
hepatitis patients. More
modern vaccines are made from
recombinant HBs
Ag grown in yeast. HBc
Ag HBeAg Guarascio...
- region, the
protein product is
HBeAg. If
translation begins with the core region, HBc
Ag is the
protein product.
HBeAg is a
marker of HBV
replication and...
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considered "nonparticulate" and is
secreted and ac****ulates in serum.
HBeAg and HBc
Ag are made from the same
reading frame. HBx is small, 154
amino acids...
- DNA in all of 4
HBeAg-positive patients, with
undetectable HBV DNA in 2 of 4 patients, loss of
HBeAg in 3 patients, and loss of HBs
Ag in one patient....
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Seroreversion from
HBeAg is thus used as one
marker of
resolution of infection. On a
serological ****ay, the
presence of
hepatitis B
surface antigen (HBs
Ag) indicates...
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approximately 10–20% when
maternal blood is
positive for HBs
Ag, and up to 90% when also
positive for
HBeAg.
Given the high risk of
perinatal transmission, the...
