Circulating hepatitis B surface antigen particles carry hepatocellular microRNAs.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) produces high quantities of subviral surface antigen particles (HBsAg) which circulate in the blood outnumbering virions of about 1\10(3-6) times. In individuals coinfected with the defective hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) the small HDV-RNA-genome and Delta antigen circulate as...

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Main Authors: Luisa Novellino, Riccardo L Rossi, Ferruccio Bonino, Daniela Cavallone, Sergio Abrignani, Massimiliano Pagani, Maurizia R Brunetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22470417/pdf/?tool=EBI