1. Introduction The American Journal of Medicine
Eugene R. Schiff, MD 
The American Journal of Medicine 
Volume 118, Issue 10, Pages 1-6 (October 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Typical clinical and laboratory events in a hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. ALT = alanine aminotransferase; IgG = antibody to HAV of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class; IgM = antibody to HAV of the immunoglobulin M (IgM) class. (Adapted from Epidemiology and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis A to E.5)
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3. Figure 2
Typical clinical and laboratory events in an acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. anti-HBc = antibody to hepatitis B core antigen; anti-HBe = antibody to HBeAg; anti-HBs = antibody to HBsAg; HBeAg = hepatitis B envelope antigen, which can be present only with HBsAg; HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; IgM = immunoglobulin M. (Adapted from Epidemiology and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis A to E.8)
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4. Figure 3
Hepatitis B disease progression. HBV = hepatitis B virus; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma. (Adapted from Gastroenterology,9Hepatology,10Am J Prev Med,11 and Hepatology.12)
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