https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/568657
標題: | Viremia Profiles in Children With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Spontaneous e Antigen Seroconversion | 作者: | YEN-HSUAN NI MEI-HWEI CHANG PEI-JER CHEN KEH-SUNG TSAI HONG-YUAN HSU HUEY-LING CHEN Tsuei D. Chen D. |
公開日期: | 2007 | 出版社: | W.B. Saunders | 卷: | 132 | 期: | 7 | 起(迄)頁: | 2340-2345 | 來源出版物: | Gastroenterology | 摘要: | Background & Aims: This study investigated the viremia profiles in children with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion. Methods: Fifty-eight children with chronic HBV infection met the following criteria: normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level at enrollment, followed up for more than 10 years, no antiviral treatment, and having undergone spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion during follow-up evaluation. They were grouped according to the post-HBeAg seroconversion HBV-DNA levels: (1) low viremia: transient or never 104 copies/mL or greater (n = 35) (2) fluctuating high viremia: 104 copies/mL or greater at least twice at intervals more than 1 year apart (n = 23). Abdominal sonography, ALT, and HBV-DNA levels were assessed annually. Another 14 nonseroconverted children served as controls. The precore mutant (nt1896) and genotypes were examined. Results: The initial HBV-DNA level of the 58 seroconverters was 108.4±1.0 copies/mL and decreased to 102.9±2.0 copies/mL at the end of follow-up period. Their mean ages at enrollment, at peak HBV-DNA, at peak ALT, at HBeAg seroconversion, and at final follow-up were 7.0 ± 3.7, 13.4 ± 5.8, 16.3 ± 6.0, 17.2 ± 5.8, and 23.7 ± 4.1 years, respectively. The precore mutant appeared more often in the fluctuating-high-viremia group than in the low-viremia group (60.9% vs 22.9%, P = .004). HBV genotypes had no effect on the viremia profiles. After HBeAg seroconversion, none had persistent abnormal ALT levels. Conclusions: Generally, these young seroconverters had decreased viral loads, normal ALT levels, and uneventful courses after HBeAg seroconversion. A longer follow-up period is necessary to elucidate the significance of HBeAg seroconversion occurring in childhood and young adulthood. ? 2007 AGA Institute. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983725895&doi=10.1053%2fj.gastro.2007.03.111&partnerID=40&md5=485482d6dd626d532c854cce0d84ae0d https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/568657 |
ISSN: | 0016-5085 | DOI: | 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.03.111 | SDG/關鍵字: | alanine aminotransferase; hepatitis B(e) antigen; virus DNA; alanine aminotransferase blood level; article; chronic hepatitis; controlled study; disease course; echography; female; genotype; hepatitis B; human; major clinical study; male; priority journal; seroconversion; stop codon; viremia; virus load; virus replication |
顯示於: | 臨床醫學研究所 |
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