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Correlation between hepatitis B G1896A precore mutations and HBeAg in chronic HBV patients [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important health concern worldwide, with critical outcomes. Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative chronic hepatitis B is frequently caused by a mutation (G1896A) in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore (
Adli, A.H., Karami, C., Khodabakhshi, B., Moradi, A., Tabarraei, A., Zhand, S.   +5 more
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Discontinuation of Immunotherapy in Patients With Relapsing Myelitis Without AQP4/MOG Antibodies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses the outcomes of immunotherapy discontinuation in patients with relapsing seronegative idiopathic myelitis (SIM), a condition that remains uninvestigated due to its rarity. We reviewed records from 77 patients with relapsing SIM at the National Cancer Center of Korea, focusing on 11 who discontinued treatment after a median ...
Ki Hoon Kim, You‐Ri Kang, Jae‐Won Hyun, Su‐Hyun Kim, Ho Jin Kim   +4 more
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Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Function in Neuropsychiatrically Asymptomatic People With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) still experience neurocognitive dysfunction and accelerated brain volume loss. To assess whether the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems are affected, we used [11C]DASB positron emission tomography (PET) to assess presynaptic serotonergic function and [18F]FDOPA PET to measure ...
Chuen‐Yen Lau, Anna Lyndaker, Swati Shah, Paul Wakim, Amelia Mitchell, Cynthia Monroe, Alan Kim, Tracy L. Cropper, Govind Nair, Joseph Snow, Bryan R. Smith, Avindra Nath, Dima A. Hammoud   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the Clinical Features of Hepatitis A between HBsAg-Positive and HBsAg-Negative Patients

Gut and Liver, 2011
Background/AimsThe notion that acute hepatitis A superimposed on chronic hepatitis B infection leads to a worse outcome than acute hepatitis A alone remains controversial.
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Expression in Escherichia coli of a cloned DNA sequence encoding the pre-S2 region of hepatitis B virus [PDF]

, 1985
A DNA sequence encoding the entire pre-S2 region (amino acids 120-174; serotype ayw) of human hepatitis B virus envelope protein has been inserted into the lacZ gene of the plasmid pSKS105 yielding a recombinant, pWS3.
Acs, George, Christman, Judith K., Kent, Stephen B. H., Neurath, A. Robert, Offensperger, Wolf, Price, Peter, Strick, Nathan, Wahl, Silke   +7 more
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High‐Efficacy Treatment in Neuromyelitis Optica Specturm Disorder Patients With Seropositive AQP4 Antibodies—A Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the effectiveness of high‐efficacy treatments (HET) and low‐efficacy treatments (LET) in NMOSD patients with anti‐aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐ab). Methods In this multi‐center study, we analyzed 183 AQP4‐ab seropositive NMOSD patients who received immunosuppressive treatments (IST).
Xiang Li, Binbin Xue, Jia Li, Dewei Xie, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Jie Lin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.

Gastroenterology, 2005
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Transient elastography (FibroScan; Echosens, Paris, France) is a novel, noninvasive, and rapid bedside method to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness.
L. Castéra, J. Vergniol, J. Foucher, B. le Bail, E. Chanteloup, M. Haaser, M. Darriet, P. Couzigou, V. de Lédinghen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hepatitis B immunisation : a survey of surgeons and theatre nurses [PDF]

, 2000
Acute viral hepatitis remains a serious condition. Its long-term sequelae include cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Health workers constitute a high-risk group for contracting hepatitis B.
Borg, Michael Angelo, Caruana Dingli, Gordon, Jones, C. H., Swain, Karl Charles   +3 more
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The Potential for Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine: A Review of Recent Advancements and Challenges Ahead

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a dual role in diagnostics and therapeutics, offering innovative solutions for treating cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and orthopedic diseases. This review highlights EVs’ potential to revolutionize personalized medicine through specific applications in disease detection and treatment.
Farbod Ebrahimi, Anjali Kumari, Samaneh Ghadami, Saqer Al Abdullah, Kristen Dellinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroepidemiologic Survey of Hepatitis A in Mazandarani Pilgrims before Going to Karbala in Arbaeen Pilgrimage in 2018

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background and purpose: Recently, due to the reduction of hepatitis A in Iran there are people with low or no Hepatitis A Virus- Antibody (HAV-Ab), therefore, people at Arbaeen Pilgrimage are at risk for hepatitis A.
Farhang Babamahmoodi, Shakiba Heydari, Sogand Shahabinia, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi, Jamshid Yazdani, Lotfollah Davoodi, Elaheh Bali   +6 more
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