Association between hepatic steatosis and entecavir treatment failure in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B.

The coexistence of HBV infection and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) becomes characteristic of liver disease in China, with unknown bilateral influence. We aimed to investigate the effect of hepatic steatosis, a common hepatocyte change in NAFLD, on antiviral therapy in patients with chroni...

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Main Authors: Xi Jin, Yi-peng Chen, Yi-da Yang, You-ming Li, Lin Zheng, Chuan-qing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3316632?pdf=render