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Novel therapies and potential therapeutic targets in the management of chronic hepatitis B.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2017
Serigado Joao M, Izzy Manhal, Kalia Harmit
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B is a persistent and progressive inflammatory liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). More than 240 million individuals are infected with HBV worldwide and hepatitis B accounts for an estimated 650 000 deaths annually. Approximately up to 30% of chronically infected patients will develop complications of HBV infection including, but not limited to, liver cirrhosis,...
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