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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2019
Affiliation
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.; Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.; University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.; Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.; University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Authors
Bzowej Natalie H, Tran Tram T, Li Ruosha, Belle Steven H, Smith Coleman I, Khalili Mandana, Chung Ray, Tsai Naoky, Terrault Norah

Abstract

Alterations in the immune system can result in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) flares either during pregnancy or after delivery in women with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The aim of this study was to prospectively assess changes in serum biochemical and virological markers of HBV infection during and after pregnancy in a large North American cohort of pregnant women with chronic HBV.