Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Patterns and Their Association with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels during the Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

<div><b>2-D dot plots of TCMS patterns in six phases (a) and three stages (b) during natural history of CHB.</b> Each 2-D dot represents an individual pattern. AS: active stages set; BSBC: blood stasis blocking collateral; CHB: chronic hepatitis B virus infection; HC: hepatic cirrhosis; IAS: inactive stages set; ICP: immune clearance phase; ITP: immune tolerance phase; LGDH: damp-heat in liver-gallbladder; LKD: liver-kidney deficiency; LQD: liver-qi depression; LRP: low or nonreplication phase; LSS: late or advanced stages set; PLC: primary liver cancer; RAP: reactive phase; SKD: spleen-kidney deficiency; TCMS: traditional Chinese medicine syndrome.</div>

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Figure 1: Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Patterns and Their Association with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels during the Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection 

Figure 1 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Patterns and Their Association with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels during the Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection 