To determine which immune cells contribute to HBV-clearance during antiviral therapy, we performed a longitudinal analysis of intrahepatic immune cells during interferon-alpha therapy of chronic HBV-patients using the FNAB technique.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room L-455, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.