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Benign course of long-standing hepatitis B virus infection among Greenland Inuit?
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2008
Krarup Henrik Bygum, Andersen Stig, Madsen Poul Henning, Okkels Henrik, Hvingel Bodil Helenius, Laurberg Peter
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OBJECTIVE: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can present in different ways, from inactive carrier to liver failure or cancer. The role of the virus subtype is controversial. The purpose of this study was to characterize HBV infection in detail and its impact on general health, body-build and liver biochemistry. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study comprised a population-based cohort of Inuit exposed to HBV 3-7...
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