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HBeAg and not genotypes predicts viral load in patients with hepatitis B in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2011
Krarup Henrik, Andersen Stig, Madsen Poul Henning, Christensen Peer Brehm, Laursen Alex Lund, Bentzen-Petersen Anne, Møller Jørn M, Weis Nina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the influence of HBV genotype on viral load in patients with HBV infection, and to investigate the relation to gender, age and country of origin or antibodies against hepatitis Be antigen (anti-HBe). MATERIALS: We investigated 1025 patients with hepatitis B virus infection in a nationwide study in Denmark. RESULTS: Prevalence of genotypes were: 10.5% A, 17.3% B, 20.5% C, 45.7% D, 3.2% E,...
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