"Hepatitis B e Antigens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A closely related group of antigens found in the plasma only during the infective phase of hepatitis B or in virulent chronic hepatitis B, probably indicating active virus replication; there are three subtypes which may exist in a complex with immunoglobulins G.
| Descriptor ID |
D006513
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.050.327.495.500.469
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis B e Antigens- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis Be Antigens
- Antigens, Hepatitis Be
- Be Antigens, Hepatitis
- e Antigens
- Antigens, e
- HBeAg
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis B e Antigens" by people in Profiles.
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Distribution of disease phase, treatment prescription and severe liver disease among 1598 patients with chronic hepatitis B in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, 2006-2013. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2016 11; 44(10):1080-1089.
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Long-term follow-up of chronic hepatitis B patients treated with interferon alfa. Gastroenterology. 1993 Dec; 105(6):1833-8.