Long-term outcomes in hepatitis B: the REVEAL-HBV study.
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.
Chen
Chien-Jen
CJ
Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan. cjchen@ntu.edu.tw
Iloeje
Uchenna H
UH
Yang
Hwai-I
HI
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
D004279:DNA, Viral