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J Med Virol. 2016 Aug 9. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24657. [Epub ahead of print]
Serum HBV core related antigen is a good predictor for spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B patients.Song G1, Yang R1, Rao H1, Feng B1, Ma H1, Jin Q1, Wei L1.
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- 1Institutional affiliation: Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Peking University, Beijing, 100044, China.
AbstractEarly prediction of spontaneous hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion is pivotal in the prevention of unnecessary drug prescription, corresponding financial burden and adverse reactions. One hundred and thirteen chronic hepatitis B patients with HBeAg-positive in the immune active phase were followed up for about one and half years. Patients were classified into two groups: spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion group (group A, n = 18) and non-spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion group. Among the non-spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion group, 35 patients were selected as controls (group B, n = 35). At week 12, there was a significant difference in hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) levels between the two groups (group A 4.32 ± 1.05 log10 kU/mL, and group B 5.16 ± 0.53 log10 kU/mL, P = 0.004), and this significance magnified at week 28. Only two variables, HBcrAg level and the reduction in the HBcrAg levels (ΔHBcrAg) at week 28 were enrolled, with the odds ratio of 4.19 and 0.21, respectively. The optimal cutoffs of HBcrAg levels and the ΔHBcrAg at week 28 were 4.90 log10 kU/mL and 2.00 log10 kU/mL, respectively. The positive predictive value and negative predictive value of HBcrAg levels at week 28 were 73.9% and 96.7%, respectively. The positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the ΔHBcrAg at week 28 were 76.2% and 93.8%, respectively. The measurement of HBcrAg is useful for monitoring the natural course of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. The dynamics of HBcrAg levels could accurately predict the spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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KEYWORDS: hepatitis B; hepatitis B core-related antigen; natural history; prediction; spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion
PMID:27505145DOI:10.1002/jmv.24657
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