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Therapeutic differences for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B between genotypes B and C
| HBV genotype | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | C | ||
| Standard IFN/thymosin | Better | Worse | |
| Pegylated IFN | Controversial | ||
| Lamivudine | |||
| Response | No difference | ||
| Relapse | Lower | Higher | |
| Resistance | No difference | ||
| Mutational pattern | More rtM204V | More rtM204I | |
| Adefovir dipivoxil | No difference | ||
| Entecavir | No difference | ||
| Telbivudine | No difference | ||
