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Current liver research: Detection of a wide range of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) -specific T-cell responses in patient samples

08/10/2018

There are approximately 10-15 million people worldwide who are simultaneously infected with Hepatitis B and D (HBV and HDV). Patients who have a chronic hepatitis D virus infection often show a severe course to the development of (cirrhosis) or liver …
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Current liver research: Hepatitis C Virus infection is controlled by KIR3DS1/HLA-F interaction

31.07.2018

Currently, more than 70 million people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Infection with HCV can lead to liver damage (cirrhosis) or even to liver cancer and may end in the need for liver transplantation. Therapeutic antibodies …
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