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Global perspective on the natural history of chronic hepatitis B: role of hepatitis B virus genotypes A to J.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 May 2013
Liu Chun-Jen, Kao Jia-Horng
Abstract excerpt
Clinical outcomes of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection vary widely. In addition to host factors, several viral factors including HBV genotype, viral load, specific viral mutations and quantitative HBsAg levels, have been associated with disease outcomes. Among viral factors, HBV genotype correlates with not only the clinical outcomes, but also with the response to interferon treatment. Currently, 10 HBV...
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