The hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope is composed of a lipid bilayer and three glycoproteins, referred to as the large (L), middle (M), and small (S) hepatitis B virus surface antigens (HBsAg). S protein constitutes the major portion of the viral envelope
Gi Uk Jeong +8 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]
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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Liver cancer: expression features of hepatitis B antigens
Introduction. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is currently the fifth most common malignancy in men and the eighth in women worldwide. According to the latest European Union countries’ statistics the incidence of HC cancer is about 8,29 per 100000 ...
V. A. Tumanskiy, M. D. Zubko
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Особенности распространения эритроцитарных групповых антигенов среди инфицированных гепатитом “В” и “С” и здоровых доноров [PDF]
Вивчено зв’язок між еритроцитарними антигенами системи АВО та вірусними (B и C) гепатитами. Встановлено, що до інфікування гепатитом В схильні носії A(II) фенотипної групи, RhD фактору, антигену С як у гетерозиготному (Сс), так і особливо у гомозиготному
Ахвледиани, Л. +1 more
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Identification of hepatitis a virus mimotopes by phage display, antigenicity and immunogenicity [PDF]
A phage-displayed peptide approach was used to identify ligands mimicking antigenic determinants of hepatitis A virus (HAV) for the first time. Bacteriophages displaying HAV mimotopes were isolated from a phage-display peptide library by affinity ...
Alicia Aguilar +54 more
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Background: India bears a considerable global burden, hosting over 37 million hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers, primarily transmitted through the perinatal route.
J. Belinda Jothi +3 more
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Evolution of hepatitis B virus liver disease after hepatic replacement. Practical and theoretical considerations [PDF]
The morphologic evolution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) liver disease in 45 hepatic allograft recipients who were HBV surface-antigen positive (HBs-Ag+) at the time of liver replacement and who survived for more than 60 days was studied by routine ...
Demetris, AJ +8 more
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Predictive value of HBeAg titer dynamics for HBsAg clearance in pediatric chronic hepatitis B
IntroductionAchieving functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), characterized by the loss of HBV DNA and HBsAg, remains challenging in adults but demonstrates higher success rates in children.
Sukjin Hong +8 more
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Early tolerance in pediatric liver allograft recipients [PDF]
The authors report on six pediatric liver transplant recipients for whom allograft tolerance occurred shortly after transplantation (ie, less than 1.5 years). All the patients had associated life-threatening viral complications.
Adrianna Zeevi +25 more
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Management of Vaccination Failure in a Case of HIV - HBV Co-infection: A Case Report
Background: A 60-year-old African American female patient, with chronic HIV infection since 1999, presented with markers of acute hepatities B virus (HBV) infection for the past 15 months. The patient was previously vaccinated for HBV.
Andre Small +3 more
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