Age of hepatitis B e antigen loss in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous residents of tropical Australia; implications for clinical care.

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Abstract: This study determined the hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status of people living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Far North Queensland (FNQ), Australia and their age of HBeAg loss. It was hoped that this would provide data to explain the stark difference in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals living with CHB in FNQ, a finding that has...

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