Natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection from infancy to adult life - The mechanism of inflammation triggering and long-term impacts

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wu, Jia Feng ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endocrine system; Hepatitis B virus; Host viral interaction; Immune clearance; Immune tolerance

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADRENARCHE; ADULTHOOD; AGE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 84944711664     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-015-0199-y     Document Type: Review

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