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Are there optimal alanine aminotransferase and HBV DNA thresholds for discriminating HBeAg-positive chronic infection from chronic hepatitis?

An evaluation of 215 young and male cases

Ercan Yenilmez and Riza A. Cetinkaya
Saudi Medical Journal February 2019, 40 (2) 131-139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.2.23934

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    Distribution of the 215 cases according to alanine aminotransferase (ALT), HBV DNA levels and fibrosis, histologic activity index (HAI) stages. Graphs according to A) ALT levels and fibrosis stages, B) HBV DNA levels and fibrosis stages, C) ALT levels and necroinflammatory grade, and D) HBV DNA levels and necro inflammatory grade.

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    Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of A) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and B) HBV DNA for predicting significant histological abnormality (SHA). AUC - area under the curve

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