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Chapter 4.1<br />

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suppression in serum. The latter explanation has previously been used as an explanation<br />

for the slower return of viral replication after withdrawal of lamivudine therapy. 28<br />

In conclusion, these data show that both decay of viral concentration as well as rebound<br />

of hepatitis B viral concentration can be fi tted with a mathematical model. Entecavir is<br />

effective in patients infected with wildtype and variant HBV. In the future, data on the<br />

actual amount of cccDNA in the liver of these entecavir-treated patients could be helpful<br />

in supporting the outcome of the parameter estimates.

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