Liver histology and HBV DNA levels in chronically HBV infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase

Data on histological activity and HBV DNA levels in patients with chronic HBV infection and persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels are sparse. We aimed to investigate the histological activity and HBV DNA levels in these patients. There were 132 patients with HBeAg negative chronic HBV...

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Hauptverfasser: Montazeri, Ghodrate, Rahban, Maryam, Mohamadnejad, Mehdi, Zamani, Farhad, Hooshyar, Afshin, Fazlolahi, Atoosa, Abedian, Shifteh, Ghoujeghi, Farhad, Estakhri, Arezoo, Montazeri, Farhad, Razjoyan, Hadi, Mamarabadi, Mansoureh, Alimohamadi, Meysam, Tavangar, Seyed Mohamad, Malekzadeh, Reza
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description Data on histological activity and HBV DNA levels in patients with chronic HBV infection and persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels are sparse. We aimed to investigate the histological activity and HBV DNA levels in these patients. There were 132 patients with HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection and persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels that were included prospectively. Data were dichotomized according to the median levels. Associations of histology with HBV DNA and other variables were assessed. A total of 80 patients were male. The median age was 36 years. The median baseline HBV DNA was 2.9Log10 IU/mL. There were 50 cases (38%) with a total score > or = 5, 53 cases (40.2%) had grade > or = 4 and 40 cases (30.3%) had stage > or = 2. A baseline HBV DNA or = 5, 28 cases (53%) of those with grade > or = 4 and 9 cases (22.5%) with stage > or = 2. Multivariate analysis of baseline HBV DNA above the median level significantly predicted the total score, grade and stage with an adjusted odds ratio of 5.43, 3.47, and 4.23, respectively when compared to below median values. A second liver biopsy was performed in 61 patients. The median time interval between the two biopsies was 40 months. Total scores of 23 cases (38%) progressed by > or = 2 scores and the HBV DNA of 18 cases (22.5%) increased by > or = 1 Log10 IU when compared to baseline values. HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase is not a silent disease. Active liver disease may be seen in such patients with viral loads less than 2000 IU/mL.
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Aged
Alanine Transaminase - blood
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Biopsy, Needle
Cohort Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
Hepatitis B e Antigens - blood
Hepatitis B virus - genetics
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Linear Models
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Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Multivariate Analysis
Reference Values
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
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