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											 Gastroenterology / Original Article											 
											Impact of hepatitis B virus infection on the risk of gallbladder polyps: a cohort study
											
																								
												Nam Hee Kim, Hong Joo Kim, Ji Hun Kang 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):844-853.   Published online October 18, 2023												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/Aims: We aimed to determine whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains an important risk factor for gallbladder polyps (GBPs) in the current context of reduced prevalence of these infections.
Methods: The cohort included 392,913 asymptomatic adults who unde..												 
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											 Gastroenterology / Original Article											 
											Role of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child: a systematic review and meta-analysis
											
																								
												Young-Sun Lee, Ha Seok Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Sung Won Chang, Myung Han Hyun, Haein Bak, Sehwa Kim, Min-jin Lee, Chan Uk Lee, Young Kul Jung, Yeon Seok Seo, Hyung Joon Yim, Jong Eun Yeon, Soon Ho Um, Kwan Soo Byun 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):76-85.   Published online December 31, 2019												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/Aims: To prevent the perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child, administration of an antiviral agent during pregnancy has been attempted in women who are either hepatitis B e antigen positive or have a high viral load. In this systematic review and meta-analys..												 
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											 Gastroenterology / Original Article											 
											Prognostic impact of hepatitis B or C on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
											
																								
												Jung Woong Seo, Byung Soo Kwan, Young Koog Cheon, Tae Yoon Lee, Chan Sup Shim, So Young Kwon, Won Hyeok Choe, Byung Chul Yoo, Jeong Min Yoon, Jung Hoon Lee 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):566-573.   Published online January 10, 2020												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second-most common primary liver malignancy, arising from the peripheral intrahepatic bile duct epithelium. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be involved in the development of ICC. We explored the prognostic value of ..												 
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											 Gastroenterology / Original Article											 
											Long-term real-world entecavir therapy in treatment-naïve hepatitis B patients: base-line
hepatitis B virus DNA and hepatitis B surface antigen levels predict virologic response
											
																								
												Ju-Yeon Cho, Won Sohn, Dong-Hyun Sinn, Geum-Youn Gwak, Yong-Han Paik, Moon Seok Choi, Kwang Cheol Koh, Seung Woon Paik, Byung Chul Yoo, Joon Hyeok Lee 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):636-646.   Published online November 4, 2016												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/Aims: Entecavir is a potent nucleoside analogue with high efficacy and barrier for resistance. We aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy and viral resistance rate of entecavir and explore the factors associated with virologic response, including quantitative hepatitis B surface anti..												 
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											 Case Report											 
											Dermatomyositis associated with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
											
																								
												Suh Yoon Yang, Bong Ki Cha, Gihyeon Kim, Hyun Woong Lee, Jae Gyu Kim, Sae Kyung Chang, Hyung Joon Kim 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(2):231-235.   Published online February 27, 2014												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with typical cutaneous manifestations. It has been proposed that dermatomyositis may be caused by autoimmune responses to viral infections. Previous studies have shown an association between dermatomyositis and malignant tumors such as ovarian c..												 
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											 Gastroenterology / Original Article											 
											Recent trends in hepatitis B virus infection in the general Korean population
											
																								
												Hyuck Kim, A Ri Shin, Hoe Hoon Chung, Min Kyoung Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Jae-Jun Shim, Byung-Ho Kim 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):413-419.   Published online July 1, 2013												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/AimsHepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major cause of chronic liver disease in Korea, but viral prevalence has decreased because of hepatitis B vaccination programs. In this study, we investigated longitudinal changes in HBV in fection in the general Korean population.<..												  
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											 Review											 
											Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus
											
																								
												Jia-Horng Kao 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(3):255-261.   Published online September 13, 2011												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Although safe and effective vaccines for hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been available for nearly three decades, this virus kills at least 600,000 people annually worldwide and remains the leading global cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Because the HBV reverse tr..												  
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											 Original Article											 
											Clinical Outcomes of Delayed Clearance of Serum HBsAg in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection
											
																								
												Soon Woo Nam, Jeong Jo Jung, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon, Se Hyun Cho, Joon Yeol Han, Nam Ik Han, Jin Mo Yang, Young Suk Lee 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):73-76.   Published online June 30, 2007												 
																										
												
												
																								
													BackgroundSpontaneous delayed clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with chronic HBV infection is a rare event. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of delayed clearance of serum HBsAg in chronic HBV infection and to determine the chara..												  
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											 Original Article											 
											The Inverse Association Between the Presence of Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Atopy in Young Adults
											
																								
												Youngil I. Koh, Inseon S. Choi, Chang-Hwan Park, Jae-Sook Ahn, Seung-Gyu Ji 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):210-216.   Published online September 30, 2005												 
																										
												
												
																								
													BackgroundSome bacterial and viral infections may reduce the risk of atopy, and this is based on the concept of their ability to divert the immune system towards the Th1 responses. Most of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections occur in the developing countries and this is whe..												  
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