Infection of the fetus with hepatitis B e antigen via the placenta.
Evidence that hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) can pass through the human placenta has been questioned. We investigated 15 HBeAg-positive mothers who were hepatitis B carriers and their newborn babies, and found that HBeAg does indeed cross the human placenta.
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D002353:Carrier State; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D010920:Placenta / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology
D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens