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Peginterferon alfa-2a alone, lamivudine alone, and the two in combination in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Available treatments for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B are associated with poor sustained responses. As a result, nucleoside and nucleotide analogues are typically continued indefinitely, a strategy associated ...
Bonino, F, Button, P, Diago, M, Farci, P, Germanidis, G, Gurel, S, Hadziyannis, S, Jin, R, Lai, MY, Lau, GK, Lu, ZM, Marcellin, P, Piratvisuth, T, Pluck, N, Yurdaydin, C   +14 more
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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B

Antiviral Therapy, 2007
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Approximately 350 million individuals are infected with HBV and >500,000 deaths per year can be attributed to HBV. Although universal vaccination has reduced HBV incidence in many countries, it still remains a major public health ...
Rohit, Loomba, T Jake, Liang
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Convergent Transcription of Interferon-stimulated Genes by TNF-α and IFN-α Augments Antiviral Activity against HCV and HEV [PDF]

, 2016
IFN-α has been used for decades to treat chronic hepatitis B and C, and as an off-label treatment for
Brandsma, J.H. (Johan), Fuhler, G.M. (Gwenny), Hakim, M.S. (Mohamad), Laan, L.J.W. (Luc) van der, Metselaar, H.J. (Herold), Pan, Q. (Qiuwei), Peppelenbosch, M.P. (Maikel), Poot, R.A. (Raymond), Smits, M.J.M. (Ron), Sprengers, D. (Dave), Wang, W. (Wenshi), Wang, Y. (Yijin), Woude, C.J. (Janneke) van der, Xu, L. (Lei), Yin, Y. (Yuebang), Zhou, X. (Xinying)   +15 more
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Informational and Practical Needs of Expectant Mothers with Chronic Hepatitis B in Ghana

SAGE Open Nursing
Hepatitis B virus infection is a global public health problem with disproportionately high endemicity in Africa and Ghana. The current national prevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women in Ghana stands at 7.44%, highlighting the considerable threat ...
Theresa Norpeli Lanyo MPhil, Bsc Nursing, Charles Ampong Adjei Phd, MPH, BSc Nursing, Mary Ani-Amponsah Phd, MPhil Nursing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for hepatitis C virus antibody detection using a recombinant protein derived from the core region of hepatitis C virus genome [PDF]

, 2000
This study was undertaken to evaluate an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for hepatitis C virus antibody detection (anti-HCV), using just one antigen. Anti-HCV EIA was designed to detect anti-HCV IgG using on the solid-phase a recombinant C22 antigen localized ...
Ferraz, Maria Lucia Cardoso Gomes, Granato, Celso Francisco Hernandes, Granero, L, Lanzoni, Valeria Pereira, Lopes, Epa, Paranhos-Baccala, G, Silva, Aeb, Tomiyama, H   +7 more
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Diverse impacts of the rs58542926 E167K variant in TM6SF2 on viral and metabolic liver disease phenotypes [PDF]

, 2016
A genome-wide exome association study has identified the transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 (TM6SF2) rs58542926 variant encoding an E167K substitution as a genetic determinant of hepatic steatosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Adams, Arslanow, Bedossa, Bedossa, Bridge, Chiang, Clément, Dongiovanni, Eslam, Eslam, Fabbrini, Fisher, Geier, Gordon, Greco, Hsu, Hsu, Hui, Jamil, Khattab, Kim, Kleiner, Kozlitina, Lee, Lee, Liu, Lumeng, Mahdessian, Meex, Milano, Mordasini, Na, Nahmias, Ng, Petta, Pirola, Poorten, Poynard, Romeo, Sookoian, Speliotes, Steenbergen, Valenti, Wetterau, Wong, Xie, Ye, Yoon   +47 more
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Acute Pancreatitis Complicating Spontaneous Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gut and Liver, 2009
Acute pancreatitis may complicate viral hepatitis B, as well as the other causes of viral hepatitis. There have been reports of acute pancreatitis complicating acute exacerbations of chronic hepatitis B virus infection, most of which were related to ...
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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., Yushchuk N.D., Mynbaev O.A., Alla N.R., Malova E.S., Shi Z., Gao C.-L.   +6 more
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Erratum for “Associations of expressions of HBcAg and HBsAg with the histologic activity of liver disease and viral replication”

Gut and Liver, 2009
Acute pancreatitis may complicate viral hepatitis B, as well as the other causes of viral hepatitis. There have been reports of acute pancreatitis complicating acute exacerbations of chronic hepatitis B virus infection, most of which were related to ...
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Safety and Efficacy of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Cirrhosis of Liver

Advances in Virology, 2013
Introduction. Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are more likely to have severe morbidity and fatality rate due to superimposed acute or chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection. The literature has shown that hepatitis B vaccines are safe and effective
D. Ajith Roni, Rama Mohan Pathapati, A. Sathish Kumar, Lalit Nihal, K. Sridhar, Sujith Tumkur Rajashekar   +5 more
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