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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
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7179
Table 2 Morphological evaluation of liver biopsies in children with chronic hepatitis B treated with IFN-α in the subgroups of responders (n = 35) and nonresponders (n = 58)
| Scoring system | Subgroups | Baseline biopsy | Final biopsy |
| Batts grade | Nonresponders | 1.431±0.596 | 1.379±0.524 |
| Responders | 1.657±0.639 | 1.2±0.473b | |
| Batts stage | Nonresponders | 1.793±0.554 | 1.81±0.606 |
| Responders | 2.057±0.639 | 1.886±0.676 | |
| Ishak grade | Nonresponders | 3.81±1.503 | 3.43±1.403 |
| Responders | 4.457±1.899 | 3.2±1.694b | |
| Ishak stage | Nonresponders | 2.293±0.878 | 2.431±0.901 |
| Responders | 2.743±1.146 | 2.343±1.255 | |
| METAVIR stage | Nonresponders | 1.62±0.644 | 1.638±0.667 |
| Responders | 1.743±0.816 | 1.657±0.764 |
- Citation: Elzbieta SLM, Marek LD. Histological outcome of chronic hepatitis B in children treated with interferon alpha. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(45): 7179-7182
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i45/7179.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7179