The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is based on the detection of anti-HAV IgM. Shortcomings of this serological approach include the persistence of IgM after normalization of liver ...

The innate immune system is essential for controlling viral infection. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistently infects human hepatocytes and causes hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the innate immune ...

Background To determine clinical-pathologic variables in patients with a new diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and underlying hepatitis B vs. C infection. Methods Patients presenting to ...

At least 250 million people worldwide are chronically infected with HBV, a small hepatotropic DNA virus that replicates through reverse transcription. Chronic infection greatly increases the risk for ...

3 German Centre for Infection Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany 4 Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine, ...

Background: A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for future research and ...

An antisense drug in development at GSK has shown further activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV ... Interim results from the phase 2b B-Clear showed that bepirovirsen reduced levels of hepatitis ...

In figure 1, the distribution of tested patients by age and gender is provided. Both for HBV and HCV infection, there is a clear overrepresentation of women in the reproductive age. In tables 1 and 2, ...

Earlier initiation of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) among pregnant women with highly viremic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection along with subsequent HBV vaccination in infants is supported for ...

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...