Chronic HBV infection results in over one million deaths per year from cirrhosis and liver cancer.No known cure for chronic HBV exists,due in part to the continued presence of transcriptionally active
BACKGROUND & AIMS: MicroRNAs(miRNAs)were recently reported to playan important role in hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection and related diseases.Weevaluated the correlation between serum miRNA-125b,viral r
Background & Aims: Infection by hepatitis B virus(HBV)genotype C is associated with delayed HBeAg seroconversion and increased risk for liver cancer than genotype B infection.Previous transfection exp
Hepatitis B virus replicates through an RNA intermediate.The lack of proofreading capacity of the viral DNA polymerase,coupled with the high rate of HBV replication,result in the potential for mutatio
Background: Over 180 million individuals were chronically infected by hepatitis C virus(HCV),which poses great threats and burden upon global public health.Although being effective,the newly approved