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Disappearance of hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg) in chronic hepatitis B usually indicates clearance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, false HBsAg negativity with mutations in pre-S2 and 'a'...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to investigate the molecular characteristics of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in ‘anti-HBc alone’ subjects.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four patients with ‘anti-HBc alone’...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Occult HBV infection can persist following HBsAg loss and be transmitted, but the virological features are not well defined.
METHODS: Here we investigated 25 Korean patients who lost HBsAg during...