The Functions of Hepatitis B Virus Encoding Proteins: Viral Persistence and Liver Pathogenesis

About 250 million people worldwide are chronically infected with Hepatitis B virus (HBV), contributing to a large burden on public health. Despite the existence of vaccines and antiviral drugs to prevent infection and suppress viral replication respectively, chronic hepatitis B (CHB) cure remains a...

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Main Authors: Fenglin Zhao, Xiaoyu Xie, Xu Tan, Hongli Yu, Miaomiao Tian, Huanran Lv, Chengyong Qin, Jianni Qi, Qiang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.691766/full