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How hepatitis E virus invades hepatocytes: the mystery of viral entry
23 Apr 2025
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. HEV infections can progress to chronic disease in immunocompromised individuals and may also cause extrahepatic complications. By contrast to other hepatitis viruses, HEV exhibits a broad tissue tropism, and certain genotypes have the ability to infect multiple species. The initial steps of surface attachment and host cell entry are...
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