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Determinants for sustained HBeAg response to lamivudine therapy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2003
Chien Rong-Nan, Yeh Chau-Ting, Tsai Sun-Lung, Chu Chia-Ming, Liaw Yun-Fan
Abstract excerpt
There are inconsistent data on the durability of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion after lamivudine is discontinued. The aim of this study was to examine the determinants for sustained HBeAg response to lamivudine therapy. Both host and viral factors as well as the drug factor were compared between 43 patients with sustained HBeAg response and 39 patients whose response was not sustained. All of them...
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