The natural history of chronic hepatitis
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Brian J. McMahon
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has a complicated course. Three phases are identified: an immune tolerant phase with high HBV DNA and normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels associated with minimal liver disease; an immune active phase with high HBV DNA and elevated ALT levels with ac