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. 2007 Oct 17;45(12):3942–3947. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00366-07

TABLE 4.

Correlation between the degree of cytoplasmic and nuclear HBcAg staining and the logarithmic reduction in level of HBcrAg at week 48 of therapy

Location % of cells that stained pos at wk 48 for HBcAg No. of patients Median reduction in HBcrAg (log10 kU/ml) P value
Cytoplasm 0 26 1.87 0.017
≤5 8 1.36
6-25 3 0.5
26-50 1 0.3
Nucleus 0 27 1.75
≤5 7 1.34 0.007
6-25 4 0.4