Hepatitis B viral factors and treatment responses in chronic hepatitis B

Baseline and on-treatment hepatitis B viral factors are reported to affect treatment responses. A lower baseline hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level is a strong predictor of the response to antiviral therapy. HBV genotype A/B patients have better responses to interferon-based therapy than those with g...

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Main Authors: Chih-Lin Lin, Jia-Horng Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613000636