Emerging Microbes and InfectionsType I interferons (IFN-Is) have key roles in immune defense and treatments for various diseases, including chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Yumeng Li +10 more
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Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infection
Viruses, 2020 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection can be encountered in either virus endemic countries. Co-infection can also be found in populations at risk of parenteral transmission.
Yi-Fen Shih, Chun-Jen Liu
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Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Viruses, 2022 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is DNA-based virus, member of the Hepadnaviridae family, which can cause liver disease and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in infected individuals, replicating within the hepatocytes and interacting with several ...
Giacomo Emanuele Maria Rizzo +2 more
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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 +7 more
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The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-hepatitis B core antibody in Iran: A population-based study [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a very common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. It is estimated that 3 of Iranians are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.
Abolghasemi, H. +13 more
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Immunological response of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen in HBV Mono and HBV/HDV Co-infection
Pakistan Journal of Medicine and DentistryHepatitis B virus (HBV) can evolve under selection pressure exerted by drugs and host immunity, resulting in the accumulation of escape mutations that can affect the drug or the immune activity.
Mehwish Sajjad +3 more
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Association of acute hepatitis B and acute myopathy: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Hepatitis B virus infection is a global public health problem. Although hepatitis B virus primarily affects hepatocytes, it sometimes develops disease manifestations outside the liver, such as myopathy, which is commonly caused by chronic ...
Mehrangiz Zangeneh +2 more
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Sero-prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B and C co-infection in pregnant Nigerian women living with HIV Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Perinatal and horizontal transmission of Hepatitis B occur in areas of high endemicity as most infections are acquired in the first 5 years of life.
Agahowa, Endurance +17 more
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Hepatitis C Screening in the Homeless Population of Philadelphia [PDF]
, 2016 Hepatitis C is a viral infectious disease that is a major cause of liver disease around the world. By the 1970s, it was recognized that many hepatitis cases were not due to the known hepatitis A or hepatitis B viruses.
Zimilover, Adam
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Effectivenes of hepatitis B vaccination in STIKes Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi students [PDF]
, 2019 Hepatitis B is an inflammatory disease of the liver caused due to an infection from the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This inflammatory liver disease can become chronic, causing liver cirrhosis, and then become cancerous.
Khairinisa, Gina +1 more
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