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Long-term effect of interferon therapy in patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B infection.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2011
Senturk Hakan, Baysal Birol, Tahan Veysel, Zerdali Hasan, Ozaras Resat, Tabak Fehmi, Mert Ali, Canbakan Billur, Tabak Omur, Ozbay Gulsen
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INTRODUCTION: Several studies have reported that interferon therapy increases elimination rate of HBeAg and anti-HBe seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. We aimed to evaluate long-term results of interferon-α treatment in HBeAg positive CHB patients in a country with exclusively D genotype. METHODS: Seventy-one naive CHB patients (M/F 61/10, mean age 29±12 years, range 16-62) treated with 6...
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