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Significance of hepatitis B genotype in acute exacerbation, HBeAg seroconversion, cirrhosis-related complications, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2003
Yuen Man-Fung, Sablon Erwin, Yuan He-Jun, Wong Danny Ka-Ho, Hui Chee-Kin, Wong Benjamin Chun-Yu, Chan Annie On-On, Lai Ching Lung
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The pathologic role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in Chinese patients with HBV infection is largely unknown. We examined the relationship between HBV genotypes, and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion, acute exacerbation, cirrhosis-related complications, and precore/core promoter mutations. Three hundred forty-three HBV patients (288 were asymptomatic, 55 presented with cirrhosis-related...
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