Assessment of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammation among inactive HBsAg carriers in Egypt
Introduction. The inactive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier state is usually characterized by minimal or absent liver pathology. However, in developing countries, owing to the very early age of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), this state is reached after a very prolonged immune tol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314590 |