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Hepatitis B virus infection and replication in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
31 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a blood borne infectious disease that affects the liver. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) may serve as a cell source for adult stem cell transplantation in liver repair. However, the susceptibility of human BMSCs to HBV infection is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the infection and replication of HBV in cultures of human...
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