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Occult HCV infection: an unexpected finding in a population unselected for hepatic disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND:Occult Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a new pathological entity characterized by presence of liver disease and absence or very low levels of detectable HCV-RNA in serum.
Laura De Marco, Anna Gillio-Tos, Valentina Fiano, Guglielmo Ronco, Vittorio Krogh, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Franco Merletti, Lorenzo Richiardi, Carlotta Sacerdote   +11 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in liver transplant patients in a Brazilian referral center

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2014
Estimates of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence varies among different studies depending on the prevalence of HBV infection in the study population and on the sensitivity of the assay used to detect HBV DNA.
T.C.A. Ferrari, M.A.P. Xavier, P.V.T. Vidigal, N.S. Amaral, P.A. Diniz, A.P. Resende, D.M. Miranda, A.C. Faria, A.S. Lima, L.C. Faria   +9 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection among injecting drug users in the Central-West Region of Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was investigated in 149 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
Márcia Alves Dias de Matos, Renata Carneiro Ferreira, Fabiana Perez Rodrigues, Tamíris Augusto Marinho, Carmen Luci Rodrigues Lopes, Antônia Carlos Magalhães Novais, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Sheila Araújo Teles, Francisco José Dutra Souto, Regina Maria Bringel Martins   +9 more
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High Prevalence of Biofilms on Retrieved Implants from Aseptic Pseudarthrosis Cases

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2021
Introduction: Recent literature has associated pseudarthrosis and pedicle screw loosening with subchronic infection at the pedicle of the vertebra.
Aakash Agarwal, Megan Mooney, Ashish Agarwal, Daksh Jayaswal, Gayane Saakyan, Vijay Goel, Jeffrey Wang, Neel Anand, Steve Garfin, Vithal Shendge, Hossein Elgafy   +10 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection: diagnosis, implications and management? [PDF]

, 2004
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is generally defined as the detection of HBV-DNA in the serum or liver tissue of patients who test negative for hepatitis B surface antigen.
Lok, Anna Suk-Fong, ANNA SF LOK
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Occult hepatitis C virus infection in patients with malignant lymphoproliferative disorders

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2020
Despite the link between HCV and malignant lymphoproliferative disorders has been established, the association between occult hepatitis C virus infection and malignant lymphoproliferative disorders remains obscure.
Abeya A Lotfi, Asmaa E Mohamed, Nahela A Shalaby, Deena S Eissa, Ehab El-Dabaa, Ayman M Sallam, Mahmoud M Kamel, Hisham Abdelaziz, Amal M El-Afifi, Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim   +9 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV positive patients at a tertiary healthcare unit in eastern India.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Occult HBV infection (OBI), defined by the presence of HBV DNA in absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), is a significant concern in the HIV-infected population.
Debraj Saha, Ananya Pal, Neelakshi Sarkar, Dipanwita Das, Jason T Blackard, Subhasish Kamal Guha, Bibhuti Saha, Runu Chakravarty   +7 more
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Occult Hepatitis B Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Starting Maintenance Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Occult hepatitis B infection is defined as the presence of the hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid in liver tissues and/or serum in the absence of serum hepatitis B Virus surface antigen.
Shailendra Shrestha, Pratap Sagar Tiwari, Bikram Pradhan   +2 more
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Distinct cytokine patterns in Occult Hepatitis C and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection [PDF]

, 2011
Background & Aim: The immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy. The imbalance of T-helper lymphocyte cell cytokine production was believed to play an important pathogenic role in ...
Nashwa Abousamra, Azza Azza Abdel-Aziz, Mona Elhadidy, Mohamed Abd-elmaksoud, Yahia Gad, Nasser Mousa   +5 more
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An epithelial GPR35 isoform supports tumor‐associated transcriptional and metabolic phenotypes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
GPR35 generates two functionally distinct isoforms with previously unresolved roles. GPR35‐short mediates immune‐cell chemotaxis, while GPR35‐long is enriched in colorectal cancer epithelium, where it supports increased metabolism, proliferation, and tumor‐associated transcriptional programs.
Jørgen D. Rønneberg, Martine Hjeltnes, Josephine Krieger, Joshua E. Elias, Maria Stensland, Kristian Holm, Xiaojun Jiang, Chuki Khangsar, Tuula A. Nyman, Arthur Kaser, Johannes R. Hov, Tom H. Karlsen, Nicole C. Kaneider, Frode L. Jahnsen, Georg Schneditz   +14 more
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