Clinical diagnosis

Correlation between hepatitis B virus DNA levels and diagnostic tests for HBsAg, HBeAg, and PreS1-Ag in chronic hepatitis B

X. Liu, Chen, J. M., Lou, J. L., Huang, Y. X., Yan, Y., Sun, G. Z., Li, N., Liu, X., Chen, J. M., Lou, J. L., Huang, Y. X., Yan, Y., Sun, G. Z., and Li, N., “Correlation between hepatitis B virus DNA levels and diagnostic tests for HBsAg, HBeAg, and PreS1-Ag in chronic hepatitis B”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of the serum markers HBsAg and HBeAg and PreS1 protein (PreS1-Ag) in quantifying the levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). One thousand CHB patients were recruited from Beijing You’an Hospital between June and December 2012. Serum HBsAg and HBeAg levels were detected by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and fluorescence quantitative PCR were used to determine the level of PreS1-Ag and HBV DNA, respectively.

Investigation of clinical diagnosis and liver biopsy diagnosis in cases of patients with chronic HBV infection

W. - Q. Shi, Ni, W., and Yang, Y. - L., “Investigation of clinical diagnosis and liver biopsy diagnosis in cases of patients with chronic HBV infection”, vol. 13, pp. 2931-2938, 2014.

The aim of this study was to investigate the pathomorphological changes of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the coincidence between clinical and pathological diagnosis. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry for HBsAg and HBcAg were performed on 97 liver biopsy specimens collected from 97 patients with chronic HBV infection, including 55 HBV carriers. The agreement between clinical diagnosis and pathological diagnosis in mild, moderate and severe chronic hepatitis was 71.4, 60 and 83.3%.

Assessment of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of Williams-Beuren syndrome

D. E. S. Leme, Souza, D. H., Mercado, G., Pastene, E., Dias, A., and Moretti-Ferreira, D., “Assessment of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of Williams-Beuren syndrome”, vol. 12. pp. 3407-3411, 2013.

Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a genetic disorder characterized by physical and intellectual developmental delay, associated with congenital heart disease and facial dysmorphism. WBS is caused by a microdeletion on chromosome 7 (7q11.23), which encompasses the elastin (ELN) gene and about 27 other genes. The gold standard for WBS laboratory diagnosis is FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization), which is very costly. As a possible alternative, we investigated the accuracy of three clinical diagnostic scoring systems in 250 patients with WBS diagnosed by FISH.

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