No significant differences in histology and response to interferon treatment in hepatitis B carriers of genotypes C and recombinant B

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Luo, K ^a   He, H ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Zhu, Y ^a   Mao, Q ^a   Liang, W ^a  

^a FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Genotype; Histology activity; Interferon alpha

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTERFERON; ALPHA1B INTERFERON; SINOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRAL GENETICS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHINA; DNA, VIRAL; FIBROSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LIVER; MALE; NECROSIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248330858     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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