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Hepatitis B Virus DNA Integration: In Vitro Models for Investigating Viral Pathogenesis and Persistence
26 Jan 2021
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a globally-distributed pathogen and is a major cause of liver disease. HBV (or closely-related animal hepadnaviruses) can integrate into the host genome, but (unlike retroviruses) this integrated form is replication-defective. The specific role(s) of the integrated HBV DNA has been a long-standing topic of debate. Novel in vitro models of HBV infection combined with sensitive molecular...
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