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NK cells in hepatitis B virus infection: a potent target for immunotherapy.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2014
Shabani Ziba, Bagheri Masomeh, Zare-Bidaki Mohammad, Hassanshahi Gholamhossein, Arababadi Mohammad Kazemi, Mohammadi Nejad Mozafar, Kennedy Derek
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Viruses, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), are the most prevalent and infectious agents that lead to liver disease in humans. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis of the liver are the most serious complications arising from prolonged forms of hepatitis B. Previous studies demonstrated that patients suffering from long-term HBV infections are unable to eradicate HBV from hepatocytes completely. The...
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