"Hepatitis B e Antigens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A closely related group of antigens found in the plasma only during the infective phase of hepatitis B or in virulent chronic hepatitis B, probably indicating active virus replication; there are three subtypes which may exist in a complex with immunoglobulins G.
Concept/Terms
Hepatitis B e Antigens- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis Be Antigens
- Antigens, Hepatitis Be
- Be Antigens, Hepatitis
- e Antigens
- Antigens, e
- HBeAg
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hepatitis B e Antigens".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hepatitis B e Antigens".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatitis B e Antigens" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Hepatitis B e Antigens" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis B e Antigens" by people in Profiles.
-
Specific determination of hepatitis B e antigen by antibodies targeting precore unique epitope facilitates clinical diagnosis and drug evaluation against hepatitis B virus infection. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):37-50.
-
Comparison of HBV RNA and Hepatitis B Core Related Antigen With Conventional HBV Markers Among Untreated Adults With Chronic Hepatitis B in North America. Hepatology. 2021 11; 74(5):2395-2409.
-
A Prospective Study Evaluating Changes in Histology, Clinical and Virologic Outcomes in HBV-HIV Co-infected Adults in North America. Hepatology. 2021 09; 74(3):1174-1189.
-
Low Incidence of Adverse Outcomes in Adults With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the Era of Antiviral Therapy. Hepatology. 2021 06; 73(6):2124-2140.
-
The impact of hepatitis B surface antigen on natural killer cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Liver Int. 2021 09; 41(9):2046-2058.
-
Precore and Basal Core Promoter Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Variants Are Present From a Young Age and Differ Across HBV Genotypes. Hepatology. 2021 05; 73(5):1637-1651.
-
Demographics and outcomes of hepatitis B and D: A 10-year retrospective analysis in a Swiss tertiary referral center. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0250347.
-
Patterns of HBeAg and HBsAg clearance among a treatment-naive Alaskan Cohort in a long-term observational study. J Viral Hepat. 2020 06; 27(6):644-646.
-
Phase Transition Is Infrequent Among North American Adults With e-Antigen-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B and Low-Level Viremia. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 11; 114(11):1753-1763.
-
Total Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Flares in Pregnant North American Women With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Results From a Prospective Observational Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 08; 114(8):1283-1291.