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Difference in prognosis between patients infected with hepatitis B virus with genotype B and those with genotype C in the Okinawa Islands: a prospective study.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2003
Nakayoshi Tomokuni, Maeshiro Tatsuji, Nakayoshi Tomofumi, Nakasone Hiroki, Sakugawa Hiroshi, Kinjo Fukunori, Orito Etsuro, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
The factors contributing to the prognosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)- related chronic liver disease were assessed prospectively in 72 patients with chronic hepatitis B confirmed clinically and pathologically. A comparative study was undertaken between patients infected with genotype B and those with genotype C. During the follow-up period, 13 (81.3%) of 16 patients with genotype B who were initially hepatitis B e...
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