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Clinical features and hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in pregnant women chronically infected with HBV.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2012
Michitaka Kojiro, Hiraoka Atsushi, Imai Yusuke, Utsunomiya Hiroki, Tatsukawa Haruka, Shimizu Yuko, Ninomiya Keiko, Yamago Hiroka, Tanihira Tetsuya, Hasebe Aki, Ninomiya Tomoyuki, Horiike Norio, Abe Masanori, Hiasa Yoichi, Onji Morikazu, Abe Emiko, Ochi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical features and hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in pregnant women chronically infected with HBV. METHODS: Among 1,489 pregnant women who visited our hospital in 2010, 26 were positive for hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg). Of these subjects, 21 from whom informed consent was obtained were included in this study. The clinical features and HBV...
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