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The Role of Australia Antigen in Viral Hepatitis and Other Diseases

The Role of Australia Antigen in Viral Hepatitis and Other Diseases ALTON I. SUTNICK, M.D., IRVING MILLMAN, PH.D., W. THOMAS LONDON, M.D., BARUCH S. BLUMBERG, M.D., PH.D. The Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Australia antigen [Au(l)] is an infectious agent which can cause hepatitis in man. The data supporting the infectious hypothesis as well as the genetic, clinical, epidemiologic, and other studies have been reviewed elsewhere (1-4). Other current studies will be reviewed in this paper. CHEMISTRY et The presence of genetic material in Au(1) was first reported by Jozwiak al (5) in January, 1971. In their studies, nucleic acids were found in small (Juantities (5 percent) in purified Au(1), and colorimetric tests were negative for DNA. They concluded that Au(1) contains RNA; thi s has been con­ firmed by Millman and colleagues. In an earlier study, Millman et al (6) reported that if RNA were p resen t in Au(1) it would constitute less than 10 percent of the total weight of protein. Australia antigen has been isolated fro m plasma by pretreatment with a variety of proteolytic and other enzymes, followed by gel filtration and densi ty centrifugation . The isolated particles of Au(1) (free of normal serum constituents) have an electron microscopic appearance http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Medicine Annual Reviews

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Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1972 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
0066-4219
eISSN
1545-326X
DOI
10.1146/annurev.me.23.020172.001113
pmid
4123756
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Abstract

ALTON I. SUTNICK, M.D., IRVING MILLMAN, PH.D., W. THOMAS LONDON, M.D., BARUCH S. BLUMBERG, M.D., PH.D. The Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Australia antigen [Au(l)] is an infectious agent which can cause hepatitis in man. The data supporting the infectious hypothesis as well as the genetic, clinical, epidemiologic, and other studies have been reviewed elsewhere (1-4). Other current studies will be reviewed in this paper. CHEMISTRY et The presence of genetic material in Au(1) was first reported by Jozwiak al (5) in January, 1971. In their studies, nucleic acids were found in small (Juantities (5 percent) in purified Au(1), and colorimetric tests were negative for DNA. They concluded that Au(1) contains RNA; thi s has been con­ firmed by Millman and colleagues. In an earlier study, Millman et al (6) reported that if RNA were p resen t in Au(1) it would constitute less than 10 percent of the total weight of protein. Australia antigen has been isolated fro m plasma by pretreatment with a variety of proteolytic and other enzymes, followed by gel filtration and densi ty centrifugation . The isolated particles of Au(1) (free of normal serum constituents) have an electron microscopic appearance

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Annual Review of MedicineAnnual Reviews

Published: Feb 1, 1972

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