Bone mineral density and cytokine levels during interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B: does interferon therapy prevent from osteoporosis?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our aim was to determinate bone mineral density (BMD), levels of biochemical markers and cytokines in children with chronic hepatitis B treated with interferon (IFN)-alpha and to investigate effect of IFN-alpha therapy on these varia...

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Main Authors: Haspolat Kenan, Bosnak Mehmet, Nas Kemal, Dikici Bünyamin, Gur Ali, Sarac Aysegul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/5/30