1. Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages 1629-1638 (May 2009)
A 28-Year Study of the Course of Hepatitis Δ Infection: A Risk Factor for Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma 
Raffaella Romeo, Ersilio Del Ninno, Mariagrazia Rumi, Antonio Russo, Angelo Sangiovanni, Roberto de Franchis, Guido Ronchi, Massimo Colombo 
Gastroenterology 
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2. Figure 1
Demographic characteristics and modality of diagnosis of the 299 patients at entry.
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3. Figure 2
(A) Outcome of patients who did not receive antiviral treatment. BL, baseline; SVR, sustained virologic response. (B) Outcome of patients treated with interferon. (C) Outcome of patients treated with corticosteroids.
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4. Figure 3
Clinical outcome of the 299 patients during a mean follow-up of 233 months.
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5. Figure 4
(A) Cumulative probability of developing cirrhosis in the 299 patients enrolled into the study. (B) Cumulative probability of developing clinical decompensation in the 186 cirrhotic patients followed for a mean of 125 (range, 12–468) months from cirrhosis development. (C) Cumulative probability of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in 299 patients over a mean observation of 233 (range, 8–516) months.
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