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HBeAg
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<p>HBeAg is a <a href="/facts/Hepatitis_B/qqPTEY3p">hepatitis B</a> <a href="/facts/Viral_protein/pGDxkDjB">viral protein</a>, produced by the <a href="/facts/HBcAg/6oFbzWVf">HBcAg</a> reading frame. It is an indicator of active <a href="/facts/Viral_replication/btE3fu1w">viral replication</a>; this means the person infected with Hepatitis B can likely transmit the virus on to another person (i.e. the person is infectious). HBeAg is considered a marker for <a href="/facts/CccDNA/fLcS0Ghb">cccDNA</a> replication. </p>