T-cell responses in hepatitis B and C virus infection: similarities and differences

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are global health problems affecting 600 million people worldwide. Indeed, HBV and HCV are hepatotropic viruses that can cause acute and chronic liver disease progressing to liver cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. Furth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schmidt, Julia, Blum, Hubert E, Thimme, Robert
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630955/