Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 21st, 2003
"Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the most frequent causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Even though a preventive vaccine is available, the search for a cure for chronically infected patients remains a high priority to reduce the morbidity and mortality from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma," a scientist in the United States reports.
"This review summarizes the immune response in acute, self-limited and chronic hepatitis B; its differential effects on viral replication and liver injury; and prospects for immunotherapy," wrote Barbara Rehermann at the...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-04-21)
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