Response to letter to editor: Potential impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on hepatic steatosis and metabolic risk factors among patients with chronic hepatitis B

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Yong-Wen Leow et al. J Viral Hepat. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;30(8):712.

doi: 10.1111/jvh.13858. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

¹ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Hepatic steatosis and metabolic risk factors among patients with chronic hepatitis B: The multicentre, prospective CAP-Asia study.
Leow YW, Chan WK, Goh GB, Wong VW, Fan JG, Kim YS, Kim SU, Nakajima A, Seto WK, Lee IC, Huang YH, Kim YJ, Young JJ, Chow WC. Leow YW, et al. J Viral Hepat. 2023 Apr;30(4):319-326. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13796. Epub 2023 Jan 12. J Viral Hepat. 2023. PMID: 36606597
Potential impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on hepatic steatosis and metabolic risk factors among patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Kountouras J, Papaefthymiou A, Polyzos SA, Kazakos E, Tzilves D, Lazaraki G, Zavos C, Vardaka E, Arapoglou S, Kyrailidi F, Mouratidou MC, Doulberis M. Kountouras J, et al. J Viral Hepat. 2023 Aug;30(8):710-711. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13836. Epub 2023 May 3. J Viral Hepat. 2023. PMID: 37133987 No abstract available.

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