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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2008; 14(23): 3710-3718
Published online Jun 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3710
Published online Jun 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3710
Hepatitis B virus DNA is more powerful than HBeAg in predicting peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations in chronic HBV-infected individuals with normal liver function tests
Jing You, Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
Lin Zhuang, Department of Hepatology, Third Municipal People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming 650041, Yunnan Province, China
Hong-Ying Chen, Bao-Zhang Tang, Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
Jun-Hua Huang, Department of Infectious Diseases, Yunnan General Hospital of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Kunming 650111, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: You J, Sriplung H, Geater A and Chongsuvivatwong V conceptualized the study; You J and staff of the research group assisted with the data collection; You J was responsible for data management and data analysis; You J was responsible for interpretation of data; Sriplung H, Geater A and Chongsuvivatwong V provided advice and review; You J wrote the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jing You, Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand. jingyoukm@126.com
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Received: January 26, 2008
Revised: March 2, 2008
Accepted: March 9, 2008
Published online: June 21, 2008
Revised: March 2, 2008
Accepted: March 9, 2008
Published online: June 21, 2008
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