Detection Rates of Hepatitis B Surface and Core-related Antigens Using Novel Highly Sensitive Assays in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroclearance

• Taiki Okumura,
• Satoru Joshita,
• Yoshiyuki Kitamura,
• Haruka Sagi,
• Takeji Umemura

Affiliations

Taiki Okumura

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

Satoru Joshita

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Health Promotion Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Internal Medicine, NHI Yodakubo Hospital, Nagawa, Japan

Yoshiyuki Kitamura

Research and Development Division, Fujirebio Inc., Hachioji, Japan

Haruka Sagi

Research and Development Division, Fujirebio Inc., Hachioji, Japan

Takeji Umemura

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Health Promotion Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Consultation Center for Liver Diseases, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan; Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Takeji Umemura, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.