title: Chronic HBV-infected subjects older than 35 years with persistently normal ALT and ultrasound, despite high viral load do not have significant fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India. drakashshukla@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Prajakta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Tejas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Rachana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Hemangini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thakkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Acharya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Shobna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D014463:Ultrasonography; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000410:Alanine Transaminase