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Effect of puberty onset on spontaneous hepatitis B virus e antigen seroconversion in men.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2010
Wu Jia-Feng, Tsai Wen-Yu, Hsu Hong-Yuan, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Chen Huey-Ling, Tsuei Daw-Jen, Chang Mei-Hwei
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BACKGROUND: Male predominance is a remarkable phenomenon in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver disease. This study elucidated the effects of puberty on spontaneous hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion in boys. METHODS: One-hundred HBeAg-positive chronic HBV-infected males recruit...
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