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Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Hepatitis D is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV) and affects those who have already been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The epidemiology of hepatitis D in Fars Province, Iran, is poorly understood.
Ali Reza Safarpour, Alireza Shahedi, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Erfan Sadeghi, Majid Akbarzadeh, Lida Ahmadi, Nika Nikmanesh, Ebrahim Fallahzadeh Abarghooee, Seyedeh Azra Shamsdin, Hassan Akrami, Yousef Nikmanesh   +10 more
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Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection and Its Treatment: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Microorganisms
More than 12 million individuals worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis D virus (HDV). HDV infection is the most severe form of viral hepatitis since it requires hepatitis B virus co-infection and accelerates progression to cirrhosis and ...
Poonam Mathur, Arshi Khanam, Shyam Kottilil   +2 more
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Hepatitis D

Sachdeva K, Girish V, John S.
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Hepatitis B, C, and D Virus Infections and AFP Tumor Marker Prevalence Among the Elderly Population in Mongolia: A Nationwide Survey [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022
Objectives Infections with hepatitis B, C, and D virus (HBV, HCV, and HDV) are a major public health problem and lead to serious complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface
Davaalkham Dambadarjaa, Yerkyebulan Mukhtar, Enkh-Oyun Tsogzolbaatar, Ser-Od Khuyag, Angarmurun Dayan, Nandin-Erdene Oyunbileg, Oyu-Erdene Shagdarsuren, Gunchmaa Nyam, Yosikazu Nakamura, Masaharu Takahashi, Hiroaki Okamoto   +10 more
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HEPATITIS D: A REVIEW

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2007
Hepatitis D has been show n to he reducing in frequency in the Western countries com m ensurate with HBV decline while recent reports from Pakistan are indicating a rising frequency.
Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
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A Novel Insertion in the Hepatitis B Virus Surface Protein Leading to Hyperglycosylation Causes Diagnostic and Immune Escape

Viruses, 2023
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health threat. Mutations in the surface antigen of HBV (HBsAg) may alter its antigenicity, infectivity, and transmissibility.
Felix Lehmann, Heiko Slanina, Martin Roderfeld, Elke Roeb, Jonel Trebicka, John Ziebuhr, Wolfram H. Gerlich, Christian G. Schüttler, Bernhard Schlevogt, Dieter Glebe   +9 more
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IFITM3 Interacts with the HBV/HDV Receptor NTCP and Modulates Virus Entry and Infection

Viruses, 2022
The Na+/taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP, gene symbol SLC10A1) is both a physiological bile acid transporter and the high-affinity hepatic receptor for the hepatitis B and D viruses (HBV/HDV).
Massimo Palatini, Simon Franz Müller, Michael Kirstgen, Silke Leiting, Felix Lehmann, Lena Soppa, Nora Goldmann, Christin Müller, Kira Alessandra Alicia Theresa Lowjaga, Jörg Alber, Giuliano Ciarimboli, John Ziebuhr, Dieter Glebe, Joachim Geyer   +13 more
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Hepatitis D: advances and challenges

Chinese Medical Journal, 2022
Abstract Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection causes the most severe form of viral hepatitis with rapid progression to cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although discovered > 40 years ago, little attention has been paid to this pathogen from both scientific and public communities.
Zhijiang Miao, Zhenrong Xie, Li Ren, Qiuwei Pan, Yuanyuan Ji   +4 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis D virus among HBsAg-positive individuals,2015-2016: Azar cohort study [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2020
Background: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective RNA pathogen that requires the presence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) for infection. Middle East countries are endemic areas for HDV infection.
Ali Asghar Pouri, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Babak Baiaz, Fatemeh Soghra Hamzavi, Behrouz Pourasghari, Mohammad Hossein Somi   +5 more
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BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLICATIONS ON HEPATITIS D VIRUS PUBLISHED IN 1984–2022

Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics, 2023
Background: Hepatitis D virus research has advanced in recent decades. In this study, we aim to quantitatively analyze the scientific data in the field of "hepatitis D virus" by using bibliometric analysis. Methods: Research documents published in the
Mehmet Çelik, Mehmet Reşat Ceylan, Yusuf Arslan, Nevin Güler Dinçer, Sevil Alkan   +4 more
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