title: [The diagnosis of viral hepatitis].
abstract: Since 1965 when Australia antigen was discovered in the serum of Australian aborigines, many works have been done with hepatitis viruses. Most recently diagnostic marker for hepatitis C was developed by using gene technology, and now five types of hepatis can be differentiated serologically. In this symposium, six intellectual papers discussing with hepatitis B, C and fulminant hepatitis will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples