Role of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate level on the clearance of chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 900-906

  Wu, Jia Feng ^a   Tsai, Wen Yu ^a   Tung, Yi Ching ^a   Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; Hepatitis B virus e antigen

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL TIME; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS LOAD; AGE; BLOOD; CHILD; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901440204     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-013-0831-0     Document Type: Article

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