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Response and seroconversion rates among HBeAg-positive chronic HBV Egyptian patients treated with peginterferon alpha 2a (Pegasys), a single-centre experience.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2013
Maklad Sahar, Esmat Gamal, Doss Wahid, Abou-Zeid Alaa, El-Din Sameh Seif
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of pegylated interferon alpha-2a 180μg as a treatment for hepatitis B 'e' antigen (HBeAg)-positive genotype D chronic hepatitis B patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty patients attending the outpatient clinic at the National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute were treated with peg.interferon alpha-2a (180μg) weekly for a...
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