Reduced immune responses to hepatitis B primary vaccination in obese individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Reduced immune responses to hepatitis B primary vaccination in obese individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Abstract Obesity and cirrhosis are associated with poor hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine responses, but vaccine efficacy has not been assessed in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Sixty-eight HBV-naïve adults with NAFLD were enrolled through the Canadian HBV network and completed three-dose H...

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Main Authors: Shivali S. Joshi, Rachelle P. Davis, Mang M. Ma, Edward Tam, Curtis L. Cooper, Alnoor Ramji, Erin M. Kelly, Saumya Jayakumar, Mark G. Swain, Craig N. Jenne, Carla S. Coffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-020-00266-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-020-00266-4

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