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Factors that predict response to PEG-IFN 59<br />

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Acknowledgment<br />

We thank Dr. Richard Batrla (Roche, Basel, Switzerland), Dr. Philip McCloud (Roche,<br />

Dee Why, Australia), Peter Button (Roche, Dee Why, Australia) and Schering-Plough<br />

International (Kenilworth, NJ, USA) for supporting this study. In addition, we thank all<br />

investigators of the Peginterferon Alfa-2a HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Study<br />

Group and the HBV99-01 Study Group. 10, 11

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