GPT and infection: These results were confirmed also restricting the analysis on the subgroup of patients with HBeAg-negative infection (serum HBV-DNA<2000IU/ml and persistently normal ALT) (N = 91, Figure 2(B)) stratified in HBsAg<1000IU/ml (N = 52) and HBsAg>1000IU/ml (N = 39).