Correlations between cytokines produced by T cells and clinical-virological characteristics in untreated chronic hepatitis B patients
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) replicates non-cytopathically in the hepatocytes and HBV-related diseases are caused by immune-mediated inflammatory events. This study aimed to identify the relationship between clinical-virological characteristics and immunity in untreated chronic hepati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3853-2 |