Quantitative hepatitis B core antibody level may help predict treatment response in chronic hepatitis B patients

Autor: Ying Bin Wang, Liu Wei Song, Zhuo Li, Quan Yuan, Yan Yan, Jun Zhang, Jia-Horng Kao, Cheng Yuan Peng, Chenghao Huang, Pei-Jer Chen, Shengxiang Ge, Ping Guo Liu, Chun-Jen Liu, Ding-Shinn Chen, Ningshao Xia
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Gut. 62:182.2-184
ISSN: 1468-3288
0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302656
Popis: We read with interest the recent article by Dandri emphasising the use of novel quantitative biomarkers as tools for predicting treatment response and disease progression in chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB).1 The authors carried out a comprehensive review of the clinical implications of quantitative measurement of viral biomarkers both in blood and in liver, such as: serum HBsAg, serum HBeAg and intrahepatic cccDNA, based on current knowledge.1 In addition to these, …
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