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Natural history of chronic hepatitis B: Special emphasis on disease progression and prognostic factors

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There is a growing understanding of viral, host and environmental factors influencing disease progression, which ultimately could improve the management of chronic hepatitis B.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2008-02-01. It has received 1172 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: HBeAg & Hepatitis B.

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EASL-EORTC clinical practice guidelines : management of hepatocellular carcinoma

TL;DR: The following Clinical Practice Guidelines will give up-to-date advice for the clinical management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as providing an in-depth review of all the relevant data leading to the conclusions herein.
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Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

TL;DR: This review summarizes the risk factors for HCC among HBV- or HCV-infected individuals, based on findings from epidemiologic studies and meta-analyses, as well as determinants of patient outcome and the HCC disease burden, globally and in the United States.

EASL-EORTC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma European Association for the Study of the Liver ⇑ , European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

TL;DR: The purpose of this document is to assist physicians, patients, health-care providers, and health-policy makers from Europe and worldwide in the decision-making process according to evidencebased data.
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

TL;DR: The objective of these EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines is to update recommendations for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and the CPGs do not focus on prevention and vaccination.
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Hepatitis B virus infection

TL;DR: Developing new therapies that can improve HBsAg clearance and virological cure is warranted because long-term antiviral treatment can reverse cirrhosis and reduce hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Relative risks of death due to liver disease among Japanese male adults having various statuses for hepatitis B s and e antigen/antibody in serum: a prospective study.

TL;DR: Taking advantage of the compulsory annual medical check‐up at the Central Institute of Health, Japan National Railways, hepatitis B seromarkers were tested in male employees at work and their “dead and alive” status was followed for more than 6 years for their prognostic significance.
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Regulation of Hepatitis B Virus Core Promoter by Transcription Factors HNF1 and HNF4 and the Viral X Protein

TL;DR: The results indicate that the phenotypic differences of HBV WT and double-mutant core promoters are at least partially due to the differential activities of HNF1, HNF4, and the X protein on these two promoters.
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Association of transforming growth factor-β1 gene polymorphisms with a hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

TL;DR: The presence of the TGF-β1 -509C>T promoter or of the L10P polymorphism, and the combination of both [-509C] as a haplotype were strongly associated with a reduced risk of HCC in patients with chronic HBV infection.
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Survival and prognostic indicators in patients with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis after onset of hepatic decompensation.

TL;DR: This study showed that of CHB patients who developed the first episode of hepatic decompensation, those with hepatic encephalopathy or significant hypoalbuminemia or both have worse prognoses and should be considered potential candidates for liver transplantation.
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Long-term outcome of chronic hepatitis B based on histological grade and stage

TL;DR: This study evaluated the long‐term outcome and prognostic factors of chronic hepatitis B, based on histological grade and stage, and found that the former is more predictive of death than the latter.
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