RESULTS	At the end of the 48th week , besides the reduction mentioned above , the rate of cases with HBeAg/antiHBe seroconversion and normalization of ALT and complete responsiveness in the PEG-IFN alpha-2a group were all much higher than those in the control group ( x2 = 5.771 , x2 = 5.617 , x2 = 5.308 , P < 0.05 ) .\