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Hepatitis, Chronic

Known as: Chronic hepatitis, unspecified, CHRONIC HEPATITIS, Hepatitis, Chronic [Disease/Finding] 
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER with ongoing hepatocellular injury for 6 months or more, characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES and inflammatory cell… 
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Chronic Persistent HepatitisChronic active hepatitisCryptogenic Chronic HepatitisHepatitis B, Chronic

Broader (1)

Chronic inflammation
Gastrointestinal systemGlycogen Storage Disease XIVHepatitisHepatitis, Autoimmune

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Review
2016
Review
2016
AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Guiding Principles This document presents official recommendations of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Association between sustained virological response and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced hepatic fibrosis.
CONTEXT Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outcomes include liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2012 update
Large volume of new data on the natural history and treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have become available… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Specific T-Cell Dysfunction in Chronic HBV Infection
ABSTRACT Dysfunctional CD8+ T cells present in chronic virus infections can express programmed death 1 (PD-1) molecules, and the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected patients.
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality among… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Transient elastography: a new noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Interferon alfa-2b alone or in combination with ribavirin as initial treatment for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatitis Interventional Therapy Group.
BACKGROUND Only 15 to 20 percent of patients with chronic hepatitis C have a sustained virologic response to interferon therapy… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Mutations in the nonstructural protein 5A gene and response to interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus 1b infection.
BACKGROUND A region associated with sensitivity to interferon has been identified in the nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The natural history of community-acquired hepatitis C in the United States. The Sentinel Counties Chronic non-A, non-B Hepatitis Study Team.
BACKGROUND Chronic liver disease develops in more than half of patients with post-transfusion hepatitis C, but little is known… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Formulation and application of a numerical scoring system for assessing histological activity in asymptomatic chronic active hepatitis
A Histology Activity Index has been developed which generates a numerical score for liver biopsy specimens obtained from patients… 
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