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Evaluation of risk for hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients with psoriasis treated with biologic therapies: a single-center retrospective study

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Data collection and analysis were performed by Gülsün Hazan Tabak. Gülsün Hazan Tabak wrote the main manuscript text, prepared figures, and drafted the manuscript; she is the study guarantor. All authors critically revised the manuscript.

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This study was approved by the Hacettepe University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Board (20.06.2022, GO 22/635). Informed consent form was not obtained due to the retrospective design of the study.

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Tabak, G.H., Akdoğan, N., Günaydın, S.D. et al. Evaluation of risk for hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients with psoriasis treated with biologic therapies: a single-center retrospective study. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 163 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02918-0

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