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Patterns of Serologic and Molecular Markers in HBV Infection.
Typical levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), HBV DNA, hepatitis B s and e antigens (HBsAg and HBeAg), and anti-
HBc, anti-HBe, and anti-HBs antibodies are shown in acute self-limited HBV infection (Panel A) and in infections that
become chronic (Panel . The intensity of the responses, as a function of time after infection, is indicated schematically.
HBV DNA may persist for many years after the resolution of acute self-limited infection.