@article{df05669020ba4e07b04aa5e15c8233e2,
title = "Association Between High Levels of Hepatitis B Core Antibody and Seroclearance of Hepatitis B e Antigen in Individuals With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection",
abstract = "For chronic hepatitis B patients, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroclearance signals a transition from an immunologically active phase to an inactive carrier state with a reduction in hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels and a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).1 Predictors of HBeAg seroclearance include lower HBV DNA levels, viral genotype, the precore mutation, and higher serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels.2",
author = "Jessica Liu and Hu, {Hui Han} and Chang, {Chia Ling} and Jen, {Chin Lan} and Lee, {Mei Hsuan} and Lu, {Sheng Nan} and Wang, {Li Yu} and Quan Yuan and Xia, {Ning Shao} and Masaya Sugiyama and Nao Nishida and Masashi Mizokami and Chen, {Chien Jen} and Chen, {Pei Jer} and Yang, {Hwai I.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 AGA Institute",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.cgh.2018.09.037",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "1413--1415",
journal = "Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology",
issn = "1542-3565",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders",
number = "7",
}