17th International Conference on Cytopathology and Histopathology
Vancouver, Canada
Akinwale Damilola Ayodeji
Ladoke Akintola University of technology, Nigeria
Title: Association between secretor status and hepatitis B infection
Biography
Biography: Akinwale Damilola Ayodeji
Abstract
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) which affects the liver. It can cause both acute and chronic infections. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between secretor status and Hepatitis B infection. Secretor status was determined by agglutination inhibition method. This study was carried out among 200 subjects, of whom 100 were hepatitis B patients and 100 apparently health subject that served as control. Of the 100 hepatitis B patients, 33(33.0%) were males and 67(67.0%) were females. Of the 33 males, 19 were secretors and 14 were non-secretors while 45 and 22 of the females were secretors and non-secretors respectively. There is no significant association between secretor status and sex (2=1.7, df =1, p= 0.192). This study shows that there is no significant association between secretor status and hepatitis B.