Existence and significance of hepatitis B virus DNA in kidneys of IgA nephropathy

Table 1 Relationship among HBV infectious markers in sera, and HBAg and HBV DNA in renal tissue in 50 cases with IgA nephropathy.

Case	Age (yr)	Sex	Course	Serum HBV markers					Renal HBAg				Renal HBV DNA
				HBAg		HBAb			T		G		ISH		Southern bolt
				HBsAg	HBeAg	HBsAb	HBeAb	HBcAb	HBsAg	HBcAg	HBsAg	HBcAg	T	G
1	30	F	4 yr	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
2	32	M	8 mo	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
3	35	M	2 yr	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
4	38	M	13 yr	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+
5	35	F	5 yr	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-
6	36	F	7 mo	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+
7	32	M	2 mo	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-
8	26	M	6 yr	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
9	22	M	5 mo	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+
10	47	F	4 yr	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
11	24	M	6 yr	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-
12	43	M	9 mo	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
13	26	F	1 yr	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
14	28	M	2 yr	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+
15	45	M	3 mo	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
16	38	F	2 mo	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+
17	53	F	4 yr	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
18	59	M	1 yr	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
19	64	M	11 mo	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-
20	58	F	7 mo	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+
21	66	M	2 yr	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
22	21	F	4 mo	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-
23	30	M	1 yr	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
24	29	F	4 mo	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	43	F	3 y	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
26	36	M	1 mo	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
27	27	M	2 mo	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-
28	53	F	2 yr	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
29	49	F	5 mo	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
30	16	M	3 mo	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
31	28	F	6 mo	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+
32	33	F	4 mo	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
33	41	M	7 mo	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
34	20	F	1 mo	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-
35	18	F	2 mo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
36	31	M	6 mo	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
37	29	M	1 yr	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
38	42	F	3 mo	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-
39	21	F	2 mo	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40	36	M	1 yr	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
41	60	F	2 yr	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
42	25	M	3 mo	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-
43	19	M	2 mo	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-
44	56	F	7 mo	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
45	22	M	3 mo	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-
46	43	F	2 yr	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
47	39	M	6 mo	-	-		+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
48	25	M	7 mo	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
49	36	F	8 mo	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+
50	32	M	3 yr	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
Total				17	3	10	10	26	28	39	29	21	41	36	34

T: tubules; G: glomeruli; ISH: in situ hybridization; +: positive; -: negative.