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The natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Jan 2004
McMahon Brian J
Abstract excerpt
Three stages of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are recognized: the immune tolerant phase, the chronic hepatitis B phase, and the inactive hepatitis B carrier phase. Active liver disease is most often found in persons with elevated aminotransferase levels and HBV DNA levels >10(5) copies/mL. Possible risk factors for developing liver disease include older age, male gender, presence of hepatitis B e...
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