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Mechanism of Persistent Infection Caused by Hepatitis B Virus Identified

Mechanism of Persistent Infection Caused by Hepatitis B Virus Identified

HBeAg induced expansion of Myeloid-derived suppressor cells through the upregulation of indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) plays a critical role in causing persistent hepatitis.

Hepatitis B Virus: Restriction Factor Discovered

Hepatitis B Virus: Restriction Factor Discovered

Scientists postulated that a protein mainly produced in several organs, including the liver, could take on the role of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis B Vaccinations Manage To Lower Infection Rates In Catalonia, Spain

Hepatitis B Vaccinations Manage To Lower Infection Rates In Catalonia, Spain

In Catalonia, Spain, Hepatitis B infection has seen a tremendous fall after hepatitis B vaccinations were introduced among preteens twenty-one years ago, finds a new study.

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Where Did Hepatitis B Virus Come From?

Where Did Hepatitis B Virus Come From?

New insights have been discovered on the origin of hepatitis B virus

Simple Blood Test can Help Diagnose Hepatitis B Patients in Africa

Simple Blood Test can Help Diagnose Hepatitis B Patients in Africa

A simple blood test which is reasonably cheap can help in diagnosing a large number of patients with hepatitis B in Africa.

Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Highly Sensitive and Accurate in Detecting Hepatitis B Infection

Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Highly Sensitive and Accurate in Detecting Hepatitis B Infection

New sensitive droplet digital PCR assay to measure closed circular DNA (cccDNA) enables earlier detection of hepatitis B infection, prediction of liver cancer and instituting preventive interventions earlier.

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Anti-viral Drug may Fail to Prevent Mother-to-Child Hepatitis B Transmission

Anti-viral Drug may Fail to Prevent Mother-to-Child Hepatitis B Transmission

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), an antiviral drug that was believed to control the spread of hepatitis B from mother-to-child during delivery can fail to be beneficial, finds a new study.

Fighting Hepatitis B Virus With a New Experimental Drug

Fighting Hepatitis B Virus With a New Experimental Drug

Experimental drug causes a change of structure in hepatitis B virus which may be the way forward to fight the virus.

Hepatitis B Existed in Humans for Centuries: 16th Century Mummy Confirms

Hepatitis B Existed in Humans for Centuries: 16th Century Mummy Confirms

DNA extracted from the remains of a 16th century mummy of a small boy has confirmed that Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has existed in humans for centuries.

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Hepatitis B Vaccine not received by One Third of U.S HIV Patients

Hepatitis B Vaccine not received by One Third of U.S HIV Patients

Nearly, one third of U.S HIV patients have not been vaccinated for hepatitis B. Also, during the course of one year ongoing HIV care, only 1 in 10 was vaccinated.

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