The role of interleukin-27 in predicting spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B infection.

Jie LiLoey Lung-Yi MakDanny Ka-Ho WongJames Yan-Yue Fung Wai Kay SetoChing-Lung LaiMan Fung Yuen

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

Low interleukin-27 levels were associated with early e seroconversion. The combination of baseline interleukin-27 <67.3 pg/mL and viral DNA <5 log IU/mL in young patients was useful for predicting early spontaneous e seroconversion in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
hepatitis b virus
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
sars cov
patient reported outcomes
liver fibrosis
replacement therapy