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Multicentre study of hepatitis B virus genotypes in France: correlation with liver fibrosis and hepatitis B e antigen status.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 May 2006
Halfon P, Bourlière M, Pol S, Benhamou Y, Ouzan D, Rotily M, Khiri H, Renou C, Pénaranda G, Saadoun D, Thibault V, Serpaggi J, Varastet M, Tainturier M-H, Poynard T, Cacoub P
Abstract excerpt
The clinical significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes is still under debate. The aims of this study were to assess the distribution of HBV genotypes in France and to identify the associations between HBV genotypes and patient demographics, severity of liver disease and HBeAg status in patients referred to tertiary care centres. This was a French, multicentre, retrospective study on 262 patients with...
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