한국인의 B 형 간염 (肝炎) 바이러스 표식자 (標識子) 양성율에 (陽性率) 관한 연구

This study was to determine the frequency of Hepatitis B virus markers by employing rad- ioimmunoassay technique in 2634 Korean without liver diseases from September 1977 to August 1982 at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Medical college. The results obtained were summarized as follows. 1) The HBsAg was detected in 324 among 2634 Korean with the positive rate of 12.3% The positive rate of HBsAg was higher in male(13. 6%) than that in female(10. 4%) 2) The positivity of anti-HBs was 40.4%. 3) The detection rate of one or more markers among HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs was 81. 0%. 4) The positivity of HBeAg was 38.6% and the anti-HBe was detected in 59.1% among asymptomatic HBsAg carrier.