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Clinical significance of occult hepatitis B virus infection in chronic hepatitis C patients.
The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2011
Jang Jae Young, Jeong Soung Won, Cheon Sung Ran, Lee Sae Hwan, Kim Sang Gyune, Cheon Young Koog, Kim Young Seok, Cho Young Deok, Kim Hong Soo, Jin So Young, Kim Yun Soo, Kim Boo Sung
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: We investigated the frequency of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive individuals and the effects of occult HBV infection on the severity of liver disease. METHODS: Seventy-one hepatitis B virus surface-antigen (HBsAg)-negative patients were divided according to their HBV serological status into groups A (anti-HBc positive, anti-HBs negative; n=18), B...
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