What can be revealed by extending the sensitivity of HBsAg detection to below the present limit?

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Published in J Hepatol on April 22, 2008

Authors

Hitoshi Togashi1, Chika Hashimoto, Junji Yokozawa, Akihiko Suzuki, Kazuhiko Sugahara, Takafumi Saito, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hala Badawi, Norikazu Kainuma, Masaaki Aoyama, Hiroaki Ohya, Takao Akatsuka, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami, Sumio Kawata

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology, Course of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University Health Administration Center, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan. htogashi@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

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