Hepatitis B virus-specific miRNAs and Argonaute2 play a role in the viral life cycle.

UNLABELLED:Disease-specific serum miRNA profiles may serve as biomarkers and might reveal potential new avenues for therapy. An HBV-specific serum miRNA profile associated with HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) particles has recently been reported, and AGO2 and miRNAs have been shown to be stably associat...

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Main Authors: C Nelson Hayes, Sakura Akamatsu, Masataka Tsuge, Daiki Miki, Rie Akiyama, Hiromi Abe, Hidenori Ochi, Nobuhiko Hiraga, Michio Imamura, Shoichi Takahashi, Hiroshi Aikata, Tomokazu Kawaoka, Yoshiiku Kawakami, Waka Ohishi, Kazuaki Chayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3472984?pdf=render