Gastroenterology
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Effect of Puberty Onset on Spontaneous Hepatitis B Virus e Antigen Seroconversion in Men

Received 9 September 2009 ,Accepted 23 November 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding This work was supported by grant NSC 96-2628-B-002-017-MY3 from the National Science Council of Taiwan and grant NHRI-EX97-9418BI from the National Health Research Institute of Taiwan. The authors thank Mr De-Shiuan Su and Ms Hui-Chuan Lee, from the Department of Pediatrics of National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, for laboratory assistance.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.051

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