Morphological Irregularities in Dane Particle Cores Stannard, Linda M. and Hodgkiss, Margaret,, 45, 509-514 (1979), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-45-2-509, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 0022-1317, abstract= SUMMARY Electron microscopy of hepatitis B antigen has revealed Dane particles with abnormal morphology. These aberrant Dane particles contain incomplete cores. They were seen in large numbers in the serum of an HBsAg-carrying renal dialysis patient and were less numerous but invariably present in other Dane particle-containing sera — 12 from asymptomatic carriers, 2 chronic hepatitis patients and 1 patient with acute hepatitis. All 16 sera were shown to contain HBeAg., language=, type=