Natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection from infancy to adult life -the mechanism of inflammation triggering and long-term impacts
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in endemic areas usually starts since infancy and early childhood and persists lifelong. The clinical course varies among different chronic infected subjects. Majority of chronic HBV infected children present with immune-tolerant status initially, experience...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618235/ |