Table 1. Stages of chronic HBV infection [6].
Abbreviations: HBV, hepatitis B virus; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; anti-HBe, antibody to hepatitis B e antigen; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
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