Significant Fibrosis Is Not Rare in Chinese Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Persistent Normal ALT

Baolin Liao; Zhanhui Wang; Siwei Lin; Ying Xu; Junqing Yi; Min Xu; Zuxiong Huang; Ying Zhou; Fuchun Zhang; Jinlin Hou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078672

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Significant Fibrosis Is Not Rare in Chinese Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Persistent Normal ALT

Baolin Liao,

Affiliations Hepatology Unit and Key Lab for Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Hepatology, Guangzhou No.8 People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhanhui Wang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit and Key Lab for Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Siwei Lin,

Affiliation Department of Third Internal Medicine, Yuexiu District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Ying Xu,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit and Key Lab for Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Junqing Yi,

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Guangzhou No.8 People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Min Xu,

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Guangzhou No.8 People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Zuxiong Huang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit and Key Lab for Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ying Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Guangzhou No.8 People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Fuchun Zhang ,

* E-mail: gz8hzfc@126.com (FZ); jlhousmu@163.com (JH)

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Guangzhou No.8 People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Jinlin Hou

* E-mail: gz8hzfc@126.com (FZ); jlhousmu@163.com (JH)

Affiliation Hepatology Unit and Key Lab for Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Significant Fibrosis Is Not Rare in Chinese Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Persistent Normal ALT

Baolin Liao,
Zhanhui Wang,
Siwei Lin,
Ying Xu,
Junqing Yi,
Min Xu,
Zuxiong Huang,
Ying Zhou,
Fuchun Zhang,
Jinlin Hou

Published: October 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078672

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