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During the inactive phase of life cycle of hepatitis b virus in hepatocytes can there still be liver damage?
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No, but...: Biopsies of livers with inactive hepatitis b show no inflammation by histology and liver enzymes are normal. But low levels of replication can still occur and this may have some influence on carcinogenesis.
Answered 7/30/2015
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