PubMed ID:
31082876
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.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000000221
Authors:
Bzowej Natalie H, Tran Tram T, Li Ruosha, Belle Steven H, Smith Coleman I, Khalili Mandana, Chung Ray, Tsai Naoky, Terrault Norah
Request IDs:
20876
,
21197
Studies:
Hepatitis B Research Network Adult Cohort Study
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.