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Studies of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence reveal that more than 100,000,000 healthy persons in the world are actually infected with hepatitis B virus and some of these infections may progress to chronic active hepatitis (CAH).
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Sheng, S., Yifeng, J. (1984). Use of Porcine Thymic Immunomodulator in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B. In: Goldstein, A.L. (eds) Thymic Hormones and Lymphokines. GWUMC Department of Biochemistry Annual Spring Symposia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4745-3_54
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