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The dynamics of hepatitis B virus infection. [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1996 We consider a cellular model of infection by the hepatitis B virus and describe how it may be used to account for two important features of the disease, namely (i) the wide variety of manifestations of infection and the age dependence thereof, and (ii) the typically long delay before the development of virus-induced liver cancer (primary hepatocellular
Payne, RJH, Nowak, MA, Blumberg, BS
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Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection [PDF]
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) leads to a wide spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from an asymptomatic carrier state to self-limited acute or fulminant hepatitis to chronic hepatitis with progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Infection with HBV is one of the most common viral diseases affecting man.
Thomas F, Baumert +2 more
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Factors associated with spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus infection [PDF]
, 2016 Background & Aims: Spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (CHC) is rare. We conducted a retrospective case-control study to identify rates and factors associated with spontaneous clearance of CHC.
Aitken, Celia +11 more
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Oman Medical Journal, 2014 Objectives: The aims of this study are to investigate the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection among patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis and to analyze the relationship between surface protein variability and occult hepatitis B virus ...
Fatemeh Akhavan Anvari +4 more
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A convoluted path to the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in a resource-limited setting
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 Worldwide, chronic hepatitis B virus infection remains the main aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma, while human immunodeficiency virus may hasten the evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma in those co-infected with hepatitis B virus/human ...
WC Sithole +3 more
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The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort. [PDF]
, 2015 Haemodialysis patients are at increased risk of exposure to blood borne viruses. To reduce transmission in the UK, all haemodialysis patients are regularly screened, and if susceptible to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
Cross, J +6 more
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Virology Journal, 2011 Background The understanding of the distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes and the occult hepatitis B virus infection in hepatocellular carcinoma may shed light into the prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Liang Ping +7 more
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Antiviral treatment of HBV positive pregnant women: an additional tool to reduce perinatal transmission [PDF]
, 2016 In a recent study published in New England Journal of Medicine, Pan and colleagues1 faced an important aspect for prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: antiviral treatment with Tenofovir (TDF) during pregnancy to reduce perinatal ...
Bruni, Roberto +2 more
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A homosexual japanese man with acute hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus genotype ae, concurrent with amebic colitis [PDF]
, 2007 We report herein a case with acute hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus genotype Ae, concurrent with amebic colitis. A 39-year-old homosexual Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with jaundice.
Ishikawa, Shin +9 more
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The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017 The morbidity and mortality of hepatitis B virus-related liver disease are linked to the persistence of the hepatitis B virus replication. Viral suppression with antiviral therapy has been shown to provide clinical benefits.
Ramazan Idilman
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