title: Prevalence of delta-antibody among chronic hepatitis B virus infected patients in the Los Angeles area: its correlation with liver biopsy diagnosis.
abstract: The overall prevalence of delta-antibody among 80 patients with chronic infection of hepatitis B virus in the Los Angeles area was found to be 24%. Twenty-three patients had a histologic diagnosis of persistent hepatitis and 57 had chronic active hepatitis with or without cirrhosis. Only 1 patient among those with persistent viral hepatitis had delta-antibody, whereas 18 with chronic active hepatitis had delta-antibody in their sera (p less than 0.05).
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001706:Biopsy; D002140:California; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D035923:Hepatitis delta Antigens; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D035923:Hepatitis delta Antigens