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Hepatitis B virus genotype C is associated with more severe liver fibrosis than genotype B.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Dec 2009
Chan Henry Lik-Yuen, Wong Grace Lai-Hung, Tse Chi-Hang, Chim Angel Mei-Ling, Yiu Karen Kar-Lum, Chan Hoi-Yun, Sung Joseph Jao-Yiu, Wong Vincent Wai-Sun
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Histologic analyses of liver fibrosis have been limited by small sample sizes and the predominance of samples from patients with active hepatitis. METHODS: We performed a prospective study of transient elastography in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B, to invest...
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