Not exact matches
The single - center retrospective
study was conducted in 644 patients diagnosed as HBeAg - positive chronic HBV (an indicator of active viral
replication) with alanine aminotransferase levels within two times of upper normal
limit, without evidence of liver cirrhosis.
The low response rate obtained in the present
study limits the confidence with which one can generalize the results, and there is a clear need for
replication.
The search was
limited by language (the paper had to be in English), by methodology (the
study had to be an empirical
study, experimental
replication, follow - up
study, longitudinal
study, prospective
study, retrospective
study, quantitative
study, or treatment outcome / randomized clinical trial), by publication type (the
study had to be a journal article published in a peer - reviewed journal), and by sample (the
study had to be conducted on humans).
There is very
limited research regarding the aetiology of CU traits in girls and this
study requires
replication in a female sample.