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Aims The origin of hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) and the mechanisms that HPCs involve hepatic fibrosis remain unclear.This study was to determine where HPCs occur and how HPCs contribute to hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases.Methods Surgical liver specimens from 20 cases of HBV-related diseases were subjected to electron microscopic (EM) examination.