Hepatitis B surface antigen levels of cessation of nucleos(t)ide analogs associated with virological relapse in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients
Guo-Hong Ge, Yun Ye, Xin-Bei Zhou, Li Chen, Cong He, Dan-Feng Wen, You-Wen Tan
Guo-Hong Ge, Yun Ye, Xin-Bei Zhou, Li Chen, Cong He, Dan-Feng Wen, You-Wen Tan, Department of Hepatosis, The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Ge GH and Ye Y wrote the manuscript; Chen L, Zhou XB and He C provided analytical tools and were involved in editing the manuscript; Weng DF provided all of the human material; Ye Y designed the study; and Tan YW provided support for this work.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China, No. BK2011515; Medical Project of Health Department Jiangsu Province, No. H201248; Preventive Medicine research projects of Jiangsu Province, No. Y2012016; and the Social Development Project of Zhenjiang City, No. SH2013056.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was conducted within the guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the ethics committee of The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Yun Ye, Associate Professor, Department of Hepatosis, The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University, No. 300 Daijiamen, Runzhou Distinct, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu Province, China. tyw915@sina.com
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Received: January 29, 2015
Peer-review started: January 30, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 26, 2015
Accepted: May 2, 2015
Article in press: May 4, 2015
Published online: July 28, 2015
