Abstract
Core antigen was obtained from the sera of persistent chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus by centrifugation and treatment with Nonidet P40 and 2-mercaptoethanol. The separated core antigen was radiolabelled and identified as a nucleoprotein structure of buoyant density 1.36 g/cm/sup 3/ and possessing an isoelectric point of 4.4. This material was employed in a radioimmnoassay procedure of high sensitivity for the detection of core antibody. In a series of sera from patients with acute type B hepatitis, core antibody was demonstrated 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of jaundice during the period of surface antigenaemia. The presence of core antibody may therefore provide an accurate serological marker for the detection of active or recent virus replication in future epidemiological studies of hepatitis B infection.
Citation Formats
Howard, C R, and Zuckerman, A J.
Core antigen and circulating anti-core antibody in hepatitis B infection.
Netherlands: N. p.,
1977.
Web.
Howard, C R, & Zuckerman, A J.
Core antigen and circulating anti-core antibody in hepatitis B infection.
Netherlands.
Howard, C R, and Zuckerman, A J.
1977.
"Core antigen and circulating anti-core antibody in hepatitis B infection."
Netherlands.
@misc{etde_7110234,
title = {Core antigen and circulating anti-core antibody in hepatitis B infection}
author = {Howard, C R, and Zuckerman, A J}
abstractNote = {Core antigen was obtained from the sera of persistent chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus by centrifugation and treatment with Nonidet P40 and 2-mercaptoethanol. The separated core antigen was radiolabelled and identified as a nucleoprotein structure of buoyant density 1.36 g/cm/sup 3/ and possessing an isoelectric point of 4.4. This material was employed in a radioimmnoassay procedure of high sensitivity for the detection of core antibody. In a series of sera from patients with acute type B hepatitis, core antibody was demonstrated 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of jaundice during the period of surface antigenaemia. The presence of core antibody may therefore provide an accurate serological marker for the detection of active or recent virus replication in future epidemiological studies of hepatitis B infection.}
journal = []
volume = {14:3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1977}
month = {Feb}
}
title = {Core antigen and circulating anti-core antibody in hepatitis B infection}
author = {Howard, C R, and Zuckerman, A J}
abstractNote = {Core antigen was obtained from the sera of persistent chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus by centrifugation and treatment with Nonidet P40 and 2-mercaptoethanol. The separated core antigen was radiolabelled and identified as a nucleoprotein structure of buoyant density 1.36 g/cm/sup 3/ and possessing an isoelectric point of 4.4. This material was employed in a radioimmnoassay procedure of high sensitivity for the detection of core antibody. In a series of sera from patients with acute type B hepatitis, core antibody was demonstrated 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of jaundice during the period of surface antigenaemia. The presence of core antibody may therefore provide an accurate serological marker for the detection of active or recent virus replication in future epidemiological studies of hepatitis B infection.}
journal = []
volume = {14:3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1977}
month = {Feb}
}