Open AccessRelationship between hepatitis B virus DNA levels and liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Jie Shao,
Lai Wei,
Hao Wang,
Yaxun Sun,
Lanfang Zhang,
Jing Li,
Junchen Dong
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2104
Subject(s) - hbeag , medicine , hepatitis b virus , gastroenterology , liver disease , hepatitis b , histology , hepatitis , alanine transaminase , hbsag , immunology , virus
To study the relationship between hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels and liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and to determine the prevalence and characteristics of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative patients.