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Quantitative serum HBsAg and HBeAg are strong predictors of sustained HBeAg seroconversion to pegylated interferon alfa-2b in HBeAg-positive patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Sept 2010
Ma Hui, Yang Rui-Feng, Wei Lai
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: To evaluate the usefulness of quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) for predicting HBeAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with conventional interferon (IFN) alfa-2b or PegIFN alfa-2b. METHODS: Fifty-eight patients were enrolled; 29 for the training group and 29 for the validating group. Quantification of HBsAg and HBeAg was...
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