Detection of HBV DNA in Extrahepatic Tissue with PCR Comparison with Immunohistochemistry and in Situ Hybridization

Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue,including gallbladder,kidney,spleen,adrenal gland,heart,testicle,pancreas,and liver from 18 autopsied cases with HBV infection were studied with nested polymerase chain reaction