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Clinical Features of Chronic Hepatitis B in Treatment-naive Asian Patients With Positive HBeAg and Coexisting Precore and/or Basal Core Promoter Mutations.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2017
Pan Calvin Q, Dai Erhei, Bhamidimarri Kalyan R, Zeng Zheng, Yin Paley
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Precore or/and basal core promoter (PC/BCP) mutations are frequently detected in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative patients, but little is known about their clinical significance in HBeAg-positive patients. AIM: To characterize and report the clinical features of treatment-naive chronic hepatitis B patients who are HBeAg positive and harbor PC and/or BCP mutations. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...
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