Cytokines induced during chronic hepatitis B virus infection promote a pathway for NK cell-mediated liver damage.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes chronic infection in more than 350 million people worldwide. It replicates in hepatocytes but is non-cytopathic; liver damage is thought to be immune mediated. Here, we investigated the role of innate immune responses in mediating liver damage in patients with chronic...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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