Difference in the distribution of e antigen among different ethnic groups in a population of blood donors.
Can Med Assoc J
; 116(7): 757-9, 1977 Apr 09.
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ABSTRACT
Sensitive techniques were used to detect e antigen and the corresponding antibody (anti-e) among 368 voluntary blood donors positive for hepatitis B surface antigen in the Montreal area and 310 people living in close contact with them. Neither e nor anti-e was found in the absence of markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Among the blood donors e antigen was detected in 23 and anti-e in 313, and 32 were negative for both markers. Of the 368 blood donors 330 were of French origin and 38 from other ethnic groups. The 23 e-positive subjects were unequally distributed among the ethnic groups only 14 (4.2%) were recruited among the French group while 9 (23.7%) were recruited among other ethnic groups (P less than 0.001). This differences among ethnic groups might be related to the vertical or horizontal mode of dissemination of HBV infection.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doadores de Sangue
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Etnicidade
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Antígenos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can Med Assoc J
Ano de publicação:
1977
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Article