[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus genotypes: global distribution and clinical importance

M Sunbul - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
At least 600000 individuals worldwide annually die of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related
diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver cirrhosis (LC), and hepatocellular …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular identification of hepatitis B virus genotypes/subgenotypes: revised classification hurdles and updated resolutions

MR Pourkarim, S Amini-Bavil-Olyaee… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The clinical course of infections with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) substantially varies between
individuals, as a consequence of a complex interplay between viral, host, environmental and …

Hepatitis b and c

KR Mysore, DH Leung - Clinics in Liver Disease, 2018 - liver.theclinics.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections represent a major global
public health and economic burden, with an estimated 257 million and 71 million people …

[HTML][HTML] Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase mutations related to potential antiviral drug resistance and liver disease progression

YM Choi, SY Lee, BJ Kim - World journal of gastroenterology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The annual number of deaths caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related disease, including
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is estimated as 887000. The reported …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus infection: Defective surface antigen expression and pathogenesis

CC Wu, YS Chen, L Cao, XW Chen… - World Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health concern. HBV causes chronic
infection in patients and can lead to liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and other …

Unravelling the history of hepatitis B virus genotypes A and D infection using a full-genome phylogenetic and phylogeographic approach

EG Kostaki, T Karamitros, G Stefanou, I Mamais… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection constitutes a global public health problem. In order to
establish how HBV was disseminated across different geographic regions, we estimated the …

Whole genome analysis of hepatitis B virus before and during long-term therapy in chronic infected patients: Molecular characterization, impact on treatment and liver …

Z Belaiba, K Ayouni, M Gdoura… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious public health concern worldwide despite
the availability of an efficient vaccine and the major improvements in antiviral treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene mutations and their association with liver disease progression in HBV-infected patients

AA Al-Qahtani, MR Al-Anazi, N Nazir, R Ghai… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most widespread human pathogens causing chronic
hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study investigated the …

STAT3 directly regulates NKp46 transcription in NK cells of HBeAg-negative CHB patients

B Zheng, Y Yang, Q Han, C Yin, Z Pan… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
NK cells play an important role in early control of HBV infection. The function of NK cells is
inhibited in chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection, although the underlying mechanism …

Interpretation of HBV serologies

PJ Zamor, AM Lane - Clinics in Liver Disease, 2021 - liver.theclinics.com
The discovery of a new previously uncharacterized protein (Au) in the serum of an Australian
aboriginal person provided the answer for the yet to be addressed question regarding the …