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CCR5 plays important roles in hepatitis B infection.
Viral immunology - 1 Feb 2014
Sanchooli Javad, Sanadgol Nima, Kazemi Arababadi Mohammad, Kennedy Derek
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In humans, hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most prevalent and the main infectious agent that leads to liver disease. Previous investigations identified that long-term HBV-infected patients are unable to eradicate HBV completely from hepatocytes. The main mechanisms responsible for long-term forms of the infections are yet to be clarified. However, researchers believe that the differences in genetic and...
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