Upcoming pharmacological developments in chronic hepatitis B: can we glimpse a cure on the horizon?
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection affects up to 240 million people in the world and it is a common cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) plays an essential role in HBV persistence and replication. Current pharma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0726-2 |