Research Article
HBV Genotype B/C and Response to Lamivudine Therapy: A Systematic Review
Table 1
Characteristics of HBV DNA studies included in the meta-analysis.
| Author | Year | | Age (years) | Gender (M%) | Genotype (B/C) | Severity of liver disease | HBVDNA (log copies/mL) |
| Lu et al. [17] | 2008 | 71 | | 83 | 10/61 | CHB | | Li et al. [18] | 2011 | 179 | | 80 | 113/66 | CHB | | Orito et al. [19] | 2006 | 67 | | 67 | 33/34 | CHB | | Zou et al. [11] | 2007 | 41 | | 85 | 6/35 | CHB | | Song et al. [12] | 2005 | 413 | — | — | 53/360 | CHB | — | Bonino et al. [20] | 2007 | 106 | | 82 | 49/57 | CHB | | Lau et al. [21] | 2005 | 235 | | 91 | 73/162 | CHB | | Kobayashi et al. [15] | 2006 | 487 | | 86 | 38/449 | CHB | | Suzuki et al. [22] | 2003 | 224 | | — | 21/203 | CHB | | Zhou et al. [23] | 2003 | 37 | — | — | 16/21 | CHB | |
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: numbers of patients; CHB: chronic hepatitis B.
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