title: Editorial: metabolic syndrome delays HBeAg seroclearance in Chinese patients with hepatitis B--authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsiang
authors.forename: G L-H
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: H L-Y
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: V W-S
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens