title: [Asymptomatic carrier of hepatitis B virus--implication and mechanism of the occurrence].
authors.affiliation: The Graduate School, St. Luke's College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraki
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens