Clinical and histopathological features of chronic hepatitis B with normal alanine aminotransferase levels with or without concomitant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Patients with normal ALT can still demonstrate significant liver tissue damage. The combination of NAFLD will significantly increase the incidence of significant liver injury in patients with CHB, especially in those who are HBeAg positive, male, over 30 years old.
Authors
- Fang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-8763)
- Lingdi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4286-5603)
- Weiguang Ren
- Suxian Zhao
- YueMin Nan
- Shiheng Liu
- Wencong Li
- Ying Zhang
- Xiaoxiao Zhang
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1626154
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province