Article
Immune system and hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Dec 2005
Hui Chee-Kin, Lau George K K
Abstract excerpt
The immune system plays an important role in determining the outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This is because recovery from of acute HBV infection is associated with a clear division in the profile of adaptive immune response. Multispecific antiviral CD4 and CD8 responses with a type 1 cytokine production can be observed in patients who recover from acute HBV infection. On the other hand, those who...
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