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Phenotypes of peripheral CD4+ T helper cell subsets in pregnant women with HBeAg-negative chronic asymptomatic HBV carriers.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2023
Feng Guofang, Sun Yu, Wang Shifen, Lv Yan, Yan Cuilin, Zhu Yimin, Zheng Yongsheng, Cui Dawei
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Background: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem worldwide, and mother-to-child transmission is the key mode of HBV infection. CD4+ T helper (Th) cells play a critical role in the immune microenvironment of specific maternal tolerance to the foetus during pregnancy. However, the roles of Th cell subsets in pregnant women (PW) with chronic asymptomatic HBV carriers (ASCs)...
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