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2. Importance of showing HBsAg positivity in the liver for better aetiological definition of Hepatitis B (HbsAg and HBcAg) hepatic chronic liver disease,1987
3. Importance of showing HBsAg and HBcAg positivity in the liver for better aetiological Patients without circulating hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) can none the less have positive viral markers in liver tissue. Usually such patients have high serum titres of anti-hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) antibodies. Several explanations for this Dr Rimbaldi et al comment: Salmeron Escobar et al report that none of the 60 patients with chronic liver disease seronegative for HBsAg studied showed definition of chronic liver disease;J C/in Pathol,1987
4. Serological markers of hepatitis B in patients with alcoholic liver disease. A multicentre survey;Hislop, W.; Follet, E.; Bouchier, I.; MacSween, R.;J Clin Pathol,1981
5. Recently Cuccurullo et al' showed that 17% of alcoholic patients and 21% of nonalcoholic patients were positive for HBsAg or HBcAg (core antigen) in liver tissue, (HBsAg and HBcAg), which is contrary to our previous data.' Many authors have reported positive tissue markers for HBsAg or HBcAg in the absence of HBsAg or HBcAg in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic patients. Further observations, conducted in a wider range ofcases;table). In all;J Clin Pathol; 164) confirm our previous data,1981