Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	92877
Country	China

Received	2024-02-08 14:48
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Liver histological changes in untreated chronic hepatitis B patients in indeterminate phase
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	De-Liang Huang, Qin-Xian Cai, Guang-De Zhou, Hong Yu, Zhi-Bin Zhu, Jing-Han Peng and Jun Chen
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Construction of Key Medical Disciplines in Shenzhen No.SZXK076
Corresponding Author	Jun Chen, PhD, Professor, Department of Liver Diseases, The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, No. 29 Shenzhen Long Gang Bulan Road, Shenzhen 510000, Guangdong Province, China. drchenjun@163.com
Key Words	Chronic hepatitis B; Indeterminate phase; Gray-zone; Liver biopsy; Pathological histology; Risk factors
Core Tip	In this study, we investigated liver histological changes in 814 chronic hepatitis B patients in the indeterminate phase, in which significant liver histological changes (defined as biopsy score ≥ G2 and/or ≥ S2) were found in 488/814 (59.95%) patients, which suggested that additional strategies are urgently required for management of these patients.
Publish Date	2024-06-20 03:42
Citation	<p>Huang DL, Cai QX, Zhou GD, Yu H, Zhu ZB, Peng JH, Chen J. Liver histological changes in untreated chronic hepatitis B patients in indeterminate phase. <i>World J Hepatol</i> 2024; 16(6): 920-931</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v16/i6/920.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.920

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