Should liver biopsies be performed on all hepatitis B carriers?

Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1802; author reply 1802-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.09.052. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / statistics & numerical data*
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B / virology
  • Hepatitis B e Antigens / analysis
  • Hepatitis B virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis B virus / immunology
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver / virology
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Hepatitis B e Antigens