GPT and inflammation: According to the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), HBeAg-positive chronic HBV infection is the first phase, which is characterized by high HBV DNA, persistent alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in upper limits of normal, the presence of serum hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), and no or minimal liver inflammation and/or fibrosis [5].