title: Long-term outcomes in hepatitis B: the REVEAL-HBV study.
abstract: This article reviews results from the REVEAL-HBV study, which found that hepatitis B virus DNA across a biologic gradient is very strongly predictive of the risk of disease progression and remains a strong predictor of risk after accounting for other important factors.
authors.affiliation: Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan. cjchen@ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chien-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Uchenna H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Iloeje
authors.forename: Hwai-I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018450:Disease Progression; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral