Roles of Hepatitis B Virus Mutations in the Viral Reactivation after Immunosuppression Therapies

Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major problem in patients receiving chemotherapy for malignant diseases or immunosuppression therapies. It has been thought that a reduction in the immune responses might result in the reactivation of HBV replication from covalently closed circular DNA (c...

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Main Authors: Jun Inoue, Takuya Nakamura, Atsushi Masamune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/5/457