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Research on Hepatitis B Virus Detailed by Scientists at Peking University People's Hospital

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 23rd, 2012

2012 APR 23 -- New investigation results, "Characterization of microRNA expression profiles associated with hepatitis B virus replication and clearance in vivo and in vitro," are detailed in a study published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. "Alpha interferon (IFN-a) is an approved treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). MicroRNA (miRNA) are currently known as a part of IFN-mediated antiviral defense," scientists in Beijing, People's Republic of China report.

"We aimed at characterizing the miRNA expression associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and IFN-mediated HBV clearance. We investigated the expression patterns of...

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