Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kao, C H
• Gu, C J
• Wang, S J

Titel

Tissue polypeptide specific antigen in hepatitis B carriers

Ist Teil von

• Anticancer research, 1994-11, Vol.14 (6B), p.2817

Ort / Verlag

Greece

Erscheinungsjahr

1994

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Forty-three normal and thirty-five healthy Chinese hepatitis B carriers were included in our study for comparison with each other. The serum levels of tissue polypeptide specific antigen were measured with a method of immunoradiometric assay (IRMA). The results revealed that the mean +/- SD TPS levels in the 43 normal Chinese and 35 carriers are 85.0 +/- 16.0 and 131.9 +/- 20.1 U/L respectively. There is a significant statistical difference for the TPS level between the two groups. In conclusion, we suggest that the existence of hepatitis B surface antigen is an important factor affecting the serum level of TPS.