A Mechanistic Assessment of the Discordance between Normal Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Altered Liver Histology in Chronic Hepatitis B

Xianqiong Gong; Jiaen Yang; Jinmo Tang; Chong Gu; Lijian Huang; Ying Zheng; Huiqing Liang; Min Wang; Chuncheng Wu; Yue Chen; Manying Zhang; Zhijian Yu; Qianguo Mao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134532

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A Mechanistic Assessment of the Discordance between Normal Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Altered Liver Histology in Chronic Hepatitis B

Xianqiong Gong,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Jiaen Yang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Jinmo Tang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Chong Gu,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Lijian Huang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Ying Zheng,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Huiqing Liang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Min Wang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Chuncheng Wu,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Yue Chen,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Manying Zhang,

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Zhijian Yu,

Affiliation Shenzhen Key Lab for Endogenous Infection, Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Qianguo Mao

* E-mail: maoqg1962@163.com

Affiliation Hepatology Unit, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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A Mechanistic Assessment of the Discordance between Normal Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Altered Liver Histology in Chronic Hepatitis B

Xianqiong Gong,
Jiaen Yang,
Jinmo Tang,
Chong Gu,
Lijian Huang,
Ying Zheng,
Huiqing Liang,
Min Wang,
Chuncheng Wu,
Yue Chen

Published: July 31, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134532

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