Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, June 1st, 2006
"HBV-associated nephritis has been reported worldwide. Immune complex deposition has been accepted as its pathogenesis, although the association between the presence of local HBV DNA and viral antigen and the development of nephritis remains controversial," wrote J. Ren and colleagues, Fudan University.
They continued, "To understand better the roles played by HBV protein expression in the kidney, the global gene expression profile was studied in the kidney tissue of a...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-06-01)
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