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Hepatitis D virus in 2021: virology, immunology and new treatment approaches for a difficult-to-treat disease

Approximately 5% of individuals infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are coinfected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). Chronic HBV/HDV coinfection is associated with an unfavourable outcome, with many patients developing liver cirrhosis, liver failure and eventually hepatocellular carcinoma within 5–10...

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Autores principales: Urban, Stephan, Neumann-Haefelin, Christoph, Lampertico, Pietro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8355886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34103404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323888