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Serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels differentiating inactive carriers from patients with chronic hepatitis B.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jul 2005
Seo Yasushi, Yoon Seitetsu, Truong Bui Xuan, Kato Hirotaka, Hamano Kenichi, Kato Miyuki, Yano Yoshihiko, Katayama Megumi, Ninomiya Toshiaki, Hayashi Yoshitake, Kasuga Masato
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OBJECTIVE: We compared serum hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA levels in different states of hepatitis B infection, and investigated whether there is an HBV-DNA value that can be used for differentiating inactive carriers from patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis. METHODS: A retrospective study using sera at a followed endpoint from 64 Japanese patients with chronic HBV infection seen...
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