Immunosuppression in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

After hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV DNA persists in minute amounts in hepatocyte nuclei even in individuals with “resolved” infection. Viral replication and development of liver disease depend on the balance between viral mechanisms promoting persistence and host immune control. Patients wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seetharam, Anil, Perrillo, Robert, Gish, Robert
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119588/