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Impact of liver biopsy on the decision to treat patients with chronic hepatitis B genotype D virus infection.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2014
Al-Qahtani Ahmed Ali, Al-Ashgar Hamad Ibrahim, Al Mana Hadeel, Al-Ahdal Mohammed Noreen, Soliman Ali Ali, Hasanain Ahmed Farouk, Helmy Ahmed
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OBJECTIVES: Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) may exhibit significant liver pathology despite alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and HBV DNA levels below the cutoff values advised by treatment guidelines. We evaluated candidacy for HBV therapy when baseline histopathological changes are taken into consideration. METHODS: Clinical, biochemical, serological, virological, and histopathological (METAVIR...
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