Update on hepatitis B virus infection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 37, 2014, Pages 13293-13305

  You, Chan Ran ^a   Lee, Sung Won ^a   Jang, Jeong Won ^a   Yoon, Seung Kew ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus; Nucleos(t)ide analogue; Pegylated interferon

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CLEVUDINE; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEGINTERFERON; TELBIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VIRUS DNA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DENDRITIC CELL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; IMMUNOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOMARKERS; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 84910018610     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13293     Document Type: Review

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