Carrier detection in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Sir, I read with interest the paper by Mollica et al.1 and should like to add the results of our prospective study for comparison with other Mediterranean countries on 37 HBsAg mothers who were found among 1002 pregnant women attending a maternity hospital. Although 3.7% of the mothers were positive for HBsAg, only in 0. 1 % of cord blood specimens was HBsAg demonstrable by counter electrophoresis.2 15 of the babies of HBsAg mothers were followed up every 2 months for a 4to 9month period for HBsAg determinations. Only one baby became HBsAg-positive during this time, without any evidence of hepatitis. 12.8% of our neonatal hepatitis cases are HBsAg-positive using the same method. Anti-HBs was present in the sera of 2 mothers, and in the cord bloods of their babies, without HBsAg being present.
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