Temporal analysis of early immune responses in patients with acute hepatitis B virus infection.
BACKGROUND and AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes more than 1 million deaths annually from immune-mediated liver damage. The long incubation period has been difficult to study; by the time most patients present, massive viremia and the majority of viral clearance have already occurred. The aim of...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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