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Serum hepatitis B core antibody titer use in screening for significant fibrosis in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Oncotarget - 14 Feb 2017
Li Min-Ran, Zheng Huan-Wei, Lu Jian-Hua, Ma Shun-Mao, Ye Li-Hong, Liu Zhi-Quan, Zhang Hai-Cong, Liu Yun-Yan, Lv Ying, Huang Yan, Dai Er-Hei, Sun Dian-Xing
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed that hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) levels vary throughout the different phases of treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and can be used as a predictor of treatment response in both interferon-α and nucleoside analogue therapies. However, few data have been published regarding the relationship between quantitative anti-HBc (qAnti-HBc) levels and liver...
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