Hepatitis B antigen in prostitutes. [PDF]
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1974 The hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag) carrier rate was studied in a sample of 293 prostitutes in Athens, and 379 women of similar age and relatively low socioeconomic level served as controls. HB Ag was detected in thirteen (4.4%) of the prostitutes and thirteen (3.4%) of the controls, a difference which was not statistically significant.
Papaevangelou, G. +4 more
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Gut and Liver, 2017 Background/AimsWe aimed to clarify the association of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)/hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) with the disease status and treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).Methods : We investigated 171 biopsy ...
Sun Young Yim +13 more
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Tumour antigen expression in hepatocellular carcinoma in a low-endemic western area [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Identification of tumour antigens is crucial for the development of vaccination strategies against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Most studies come from eastern-Asia, where hepatitis-B is the main cause of HCC.
A Ferrandez-Izquierdo +90 more
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Behaviour of non-donor specific antibodies during rapid re-synthesis of donor specific HLA antibodies after antibody incompatible renal transplantation [PDF]
, 2013 Background: HLA directed antibodies play an important role in acute and chronic allograft rejection. During viral infection of a patient with HLA antibodies, the HLA antibody levels may rise even though there is no new immunization with antigen ...
Briggs, David, Dr. +11 more
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Assessment of the cross-protective capability of recombinant capsid proteins derived from pig, rat, and avian hepatitis E viruses (HEV) against challenge with a genotype 3 HEV in pigs [PDF]
, 2012 Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route through contaminated water supplies, although many sporadic cases of hepatitis E are transmitted zoonotically via direct contact with infected ...
Córdoba, Laura +5 more
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Disease recurrence and rejection following liver transplantation for autoimmune chronic active liver disease [PDF]
, 1992 Autoimmune chronic active liver disease (ACALD), a major indication for liver transplantation, is associated strongly with antigenic determinants HLA-B8 and DR3.
Block, GD +6 more
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MAIT cells come to the rescue in cancer immunotherapy? [PDF]
, 2020 Recent progress in immunobiology has led to the observation that, among cells classically categorized as the typical representatives of the adaptive immune system, i.e., T cells, some possess the phenotype of innate cells.
Elewaut, Dirk +2 more
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Apoptotic epitope-specific CD8+ T cells and interferon signaling intersect in chronic hepatitis C virus infection [PDF]
, 2015 CD8(+) T cells specific to caspase-cleaved antigens derived from apoptotic T cells represent a principal player in chronic immune activation (CIA). Here, we found that both apoptotic epitope (AE)-specific and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CD8(+) T ...
Accapezzato, Daniele +18 more
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Clinical performance of a new hepatitis B surface antigen quantitative assay with automatic dilution
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) levels reflect disease status and can predict the clinical response to antiviral treatment; however, the emergence of HBsAg mutant strains has become a challenge.
Ta-Wei Liu +8 more
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Immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: the complex interface between inflammation, fibrosis, and the immune response. [PDF]
, 2019 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and confers a poor prognosis. Beyond standard systemic therapy with multikinase inhibitors, recent studies demonstrate the potential for robust and durable responses ...
Fong, Lawrence +2 more
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