Quantification of hepatitis B virus genomes and infectivity in human serum samples

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Authors

Chu Chieh Hsia · United States Food and Drug Administration

Abstract

The minimal copy number of HBV DNA in chronic carriers of HBV that can infect the chimpanzee model was estimated to be from 3 to 169 geq based upon the three well-characterized inocula.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis C virus research Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Transfusion

Volume 46, Issue 10, pp. 1829-1835

DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00974.x

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