| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HBsAg | HBs antigen |
| HBeAg | HBe antigen |
| Peg-IFN | Pegylated interferon |
| NUCs | Nucleos(t)ide analogues |
| ETV | Entecavir |
| LMD | Lamivudine |
| ADV | Adefovir |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| NTCP | Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide |
| NC | Negative control |
| Fib-4 index | Fibrosis-4 index |