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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7179-7182
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7179
Table 1 Morphological evaluation of liver biopsies in children with chronic hepatitis B treated with IFN-α (n = 93)
Scoring systemBaseline biopsyFinal biopsy
Batts grade1.516±0.6191.312±0.51a
Batts stage1.892±0.5981.839±0.631
Ishak grade4.054±1.6833.344±1.514b
Ishak stage2.462±1.0062.398±1.034
METAVIR stage1.667±0.7121.645±0.702