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Affiliations

¹ Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
⁴ Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
⁵ Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁷ Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan .

Comment

Hsin-Che Lin et al. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 1;15(3):e00663.

doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000663.

Hsin-Che Lin^{1

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¹ Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
⁴ Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
⁵ Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁷ Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan .

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Guarantor of the article: Hwai-I Yang, PhD.

Specific author contributions: All authors contributed to the writing and approved the final draft submitted.

Financial support: None to report.

Potential competing interests: None to report.

Rapid HBsAg Decline Can Predict HBsAg Seroclearance Only in Patients With HBsAg <200 IU/mL.
Chen YC, Liaw YF. Chen YC, et al. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 Mar 1;15(3):e00654. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000654. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024. PMID: 38530756 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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