[Hepatitis B virus DNA polymerase activity in various clinical forms of HBV infection].

Abstract

The aim of the study was to test the clinical value of HBV DNA polymerase (DNAp) determination in patients with various forms of HBV infection, namely: acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and healthy HBV carriers. The determination of DNAp was found to be particularly useful in patients with chronic HBV infection with active virus replication (HBeAg+) independent of histopathological changes.

• Authors: T Loch, J Cianciara
• Journal: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej (Pol Arch Med Wewn) Vol. 87 Issue 6 Pg. 345-51 (Jun 1992) Poland
• Vernacular Title: Aktywność polimerazy DNA wirusa zapalenia watroby typu B w róznych klinicznych postaciach zakazenia tym wirusem.
• PMID: 1408993 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Adult
• Carrier State (enzymology, microbiology)
• Child
• Chronic Disease
• DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase (blood, metabolism)
• Hepatitis B (enzymology, microbiology)
• Hepatitis B virus (enzymology, physiology)
• Hepatitis, Chronic (enzymology, microbiology)
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Virus Replication (physiology)