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Retreatment with interferon-alpha and ribavirin in primary interferon-alpha non-responders with chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
, 2000 Background/Aims: Combination therapy with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) plus ribavirin is more efficacious than IFN-alpha monotherapy in previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C and patients with IFN-alpha relapse.
Leifeld, Ludger +8 more
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A 17 Year Old With Developmental Delay Presenting With Increasing Confusion and Imbalance
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Methylmalonic acidemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder primarily caused by defects in methylmalonyl‐CoA mutase and cobalamin (vitamin B12) metabolism. These defects disrupt the tricarboxylic acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, leading to the abnormal accumulation of metabolic products such as methylmalonic acid, propionic acid,
Wei Zhao, Yingli Zhang, Hongliang Zheng
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Annals of Hepatology, 2017 Background: Hepatitis delta virus infection occurs as acute coinfection or as superinfection in patients with preexisting chronic hepatitis B. Chronic hepatitis delta leads to more severe disease than chronic hepatitis B, with more rapid progression of ...
Laura Escolà-Vergé +2 more
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Clinical Liver Disease, 2018 This AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B Guidance is intended to complement the AASLD 2016 Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B and update the previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) guidelines from 2009. The 2018 updated guidance on chronic hepatitis B (
N. Terrault +8 more
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Host genetic factors in hepatitis B infection, liver cancer and vaccination response: a review with a focus on Africa. [PDF]
, 2012 The disease burden due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains significant; 350 million people are infected world-wide, and around half a million deaths each year are due to HBV-related liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Hall, Andrew J +3 more
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Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination Practices in Asian American Primary Care
Gut and Liver, 2013 Background/AimsScreening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended in populations with anticipated prevalence ≥2%. This study surveyed HBV screening and vaccination practices of Asian American primary care providers (PCPs).Methods : Approximately 15,000
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023 Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. OBI represents a risk factor for the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Momeiyi M. Bazie +13 more
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VirusesHepatitis B is transmitted sexually, by blood contact, and vertically from mother to child. Chronic hepatitis B is often seen in immigrants from higher-prevalence countries and their Canadian-born children.
Sheila F. O’Brien +3 more
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Recent Insights into the Role of B Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B and C Infections
Pathogens, 2023 Chronic viral hepatitis infections, caused by the hepatitis B or C virus, are a major global health problem causing an estimated one million deaths each year.
Zgjim Osmani, Andre Boonstra
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Immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014 Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a widespread infectious disease with unfavorable outcomes and life-threatening consequences for patients, in spite of modern vaccination and antiviral treatment modalities. Cutting-edge experimental approaches have demonstrated key pathways that involve cross-talk between viral particles and host immune cells.
Balmasova I.P. +6 more
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