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Clinical significance of 4 patients with chronic hepatitis B achieving HBsAg clearance by treated with pegylated interferon alpha-2a for less than 1 year: a short report

Jin Yang1 email and Lian-san Zhao2 email

Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanshan Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Shenzhen 518052, China

Center of Infectious Diseases, National Key Laboratory of Biotherapy for Human Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China

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Virology Journal 2009, 6:97doi:10.1186/1743-422X-6-97

Published: 8 July 2009

Abstract

We report 4 chinese patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B achieving clearance of HBsAg by using pegylated interferon alpha-2a for less than 1 year, to provide one clinical clue for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.


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