Recent advances in managing hepatitis D

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection leads to the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis and requires the attention of a liver specialist. In this review, I will recapitulate recent advances in the management of HDV, present background information on HDV infection as well as current chronic hepati...

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Autor principal: Yurdaydin, Cihan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2017
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28928961
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11796.1
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Sumario:Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection leads to the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis and requires the attention of a liver specialist. In this review, I will recapitulate recent advances in the management of HDV, present background information on HDV infection as well as current chronic hepatitis D treatment, briefly examine the HDV life cycle and discuss new management strategies.

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