Hepatitis Weekly articles from February 2009

Hepatitis Weekly archives from February 2009

Clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with autoimmune liver disease.
February 2, 2009... Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerotic cholangitis (PSC) form the triad of autoimmune liver diseases. However, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in AIH as well as in PBC is a rare event. The...

Study results from P. Colson and colleagues in the area of acute hepatitis published.
February 2, 2009... "The recent description of chronic hepatitis E in organ transplant recipients deserves increased awareness in the context of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in immunocompromised individuals. Reported here is what is apparently the first...

Recent findings in alcoholism described by researchers from Mayo Clinic.
February 2, 2009... "Alcoholic hepatitis is a cause of major morbidity and mortality that lacks effective therapies. Both experimental and clinical evidence indicate that the multifunctional cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) contributes to...

Research from Autonomous University in the area of foot and mouth disease described.
February 2, 2009... "Initiation of translation driven by internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements depends upon the structural organization of this mRNA region. Besides translation initiation factors (eIFs), auxiliary proteins can also affect I RES activity,"...

New findings from N. Shimasaki and co-authors describe advances in hepatitis A virus.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Vox Sanguinis, "Hepatitis A virus (HAV) transmission via contaminated blood products has been reported. Cell-adapted HAV strains are generally used to confirm virus inactivation in...

Recent findings in hepatitis B virus described by researchers from Pusan National University.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from South Korea, "HBV (hepatitis B virus) is a primary cause of chronic liver disease, which frequently results in hepatitis, cirrhosis and ultimately HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma). Recently, we showed that HBx...

Research from J.M. Hubschen and co-authors provides new data about hepatitis B virus.
February 2, 2009... "In sub-Saharan Africa, genotype 17 is the predominant genotype throughout a vast region spanning from Senegal to Namibia and extending to the Central African Republic in the East. Despite its wide geographic distribution and the high...

Research in the area of hepatitis B virus reported from University of Paris.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, "Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, affecting similar to 350 million people worldwide, is associated with significant morbidity and...

Researchers at Medical University of Graz target hepatitis B virus.
February 2, 2009... "Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a multisystem inflammatory disease resulting from an altered T- and B-cell response. Among various pathogenic factors, viral infections have been implicated in LE exacerbation," investigators in Graz, Austria report...

New findings reported from University of Nottingham describe advances in hepatitis C virus.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from Nottingham, the United Kingdom, " Injecting drug use is the main risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Secondary-care-based strategies for the management of HCV do not effectively target this...

Reports on hepatitis C virus findings from Christian Medical College, Medical College provide new insights.
February 2, 2009... "Hepatitis C is an emerging infection in India and an important pathogen causing liver disease in India. The high risk of chronicity of this blood-borne infection and its association with hepatocellular carcinoma underscores its public health...

Research conducted at Royal London Hospital has updated our knowledge about hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 2, 2009... " Chronic hepatitis C infection is common in drug users. Treatment of injectors is possible under controlled conditions, but many have not yet been included in treatment programmes as there are concerns about their ability to comply with...

Research from Taipei Veterans General Hospital in the area of hepatitis C virus described.
February 2, 2009... " Cross-sectional studies suggest insulin resistance is strongly associated with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), which might affect the efficacy of antiviral therapy. To investigate retrospectively...

Research in the area of hepatitis C virus reported from INSERM.
February 2, 2009... According to a study from Lyon, France, "A proteome-wide mapping of interactions between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human proteins was performed to provide a comprehensive view of the cellular infection. A total of 314 protein-protein...

Research on hepatitis C virus discussed by S. Bashiardes and co-researchers.
February 2, 2009... "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most common viral infections worldwide causing major human chronic pathology. Viral RNA can be detected 1-3 weeks after infection and in cases where HCV RNA is still detectable after 6 months, the patient...

Studies from B. Terrier et al provide new data on hepatitis C virus.
February 2, 2009... Researchers in Paris, France conducted a study "To evaluate the relevance of serum-free light chain (FLC) assessment in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related lymphoproliferative disorders, including mixed cryoglobu-linemia (MC) and B cell non-Hodgkin...

Studies from University of California provide new data on hepatitis C virus.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Prior studies suggest the rate of liver fibrosis progression is slower in African Americans (AAs) than Caucasian Americans (CAs) with chronic HCV infection. With a multi-state Markov model,...

Studies from University of Massachusetts, Medical Department yield new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 2, 2009... "Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate and sustain an efficient T-lymphocyte response. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with inefficient T-cell functions that fail to eradicate the virus, so defects in DC function might be...

Studies in the area of hepatitis C virus reported from University of Texas.(Report)
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Morphologic differentiation of recurrent Hepatitis C from transplant rejection is a major problem in posttransplant liver biopsies. Although biopsies of the native livers from patients with...

Study results from H. Kerzman and colleagues broaden understanding of hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 2, 2009... "Notification of blood donors represents the commonest method of informing asymptomatic individuals of abnormal test results indicating exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Such notification is therefore important from both health and...

Study data from University of Texas provide new insights into hepatocellular cancer.
February 2, 2009... "The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States has increased dramatically over the last two decades, largely because of an increase in the number of people with advanced hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. U.S. prisoners...

Findings from Emory University in drug abuse reported.
February 2, 2009... Researchers detail in 'Estimating the prevalence of injection drug use among black and white adults in large U.S. metropolitan areas over time (1992--2002): estimation methods and prevalence trends,' new data in drug abuse. According to recent...

Data from Tongji Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus therapy.
February 2, 2009... Investigators publish new data in the report 'The effect of Gankang Suppository on duck hepatitis B virus, serum biochemistry and liver histology in ducklings.' "To examine the effect of Gankang Suppository on duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), the...

Reports outline hepatitis C virus in children study findings from T.A Madani and colleagues.(Report)
February 2, 2009... Research findings, 'Hepatitis C virus infections reported over 11 years of surveillance in Saudi Arabia,' are discussed in a new report. "This was a case series descriptive study of all subjects reported to the Ministry of Health in Saudi...

Research on hepatitis C virus in children described by T.A Madani and colleagues.
February 2, 2009... Researchers detail in 'Hepatitis C virus infections reported over 11 years of surveillance in Saudi Arabia,' new data in hepatitis C virus. According to a study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, "This was a case series descriptive study of all...

Research from V.A. Gyarmathy and co-researchers provides new data on hepatitis C virus therapy.
February 2, 2009... A report, 'The association of syringe type and syringe cleaning with HCV infection among IDUs in Budapest, Hungary,' is newly published data in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. "We assessed whether syringe type, syringe cleaning and distributive...

Researchers from National Taiwan University, Institute of Epidemiology publish findings in hepatocellular cancer prevention.
February 2, 2009... Scientists discuss in 'Impact of chewing betel-nut (Areca catechu) on liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: a population-based study from an area with a high prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections' new findings in hepatocellular...

Investigators at National Institutes of Health have published new data on alcoholism.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, "Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a form of progressive fatty liver disease that is strongly associated with insulin resistance, which suggests...

New hepatitis research from National Institutes of Health discussed.(Report)
February 2, 2009... "Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease associated with autoantibodies and liver-infiltrating lymphocytes. Although autoantibodies are tested routinely to diagnose and classify AIH, liver-infiltrating lymphocytes are...

New research on hepatitis from C.C. Wang and co-authors summarized.(Report)
February 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, "Naltrexone, an opiold receptor antagonist, has been claimed to have anti-in anti-inflammatory immunomodulatory effects both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, the aim...

Research from T. Alchalabi and co-researchers yields new findings on hepatitis.(Report)
February 2, 2009... According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "Bach-ground & Aims: Untreated patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) who present with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels that are more than 5-fold greater than the upper limit of...

Data on tissue engineering detailed by researchers at University of Toledo.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Liver-specific inactivation of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 causes hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, which result from impaired insulin clearance, in...

Researchers from Yancheng Teachers College report recent findings in enzyme research.(Report)
February 2, 2009... New investigation results, 'Mitochondrial modulation is involved in the hepatoprotection of Limonium sinense extract against liver damage in mice,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology. According to recent research...

Findings from Inha University, Department of Pediatrics advance knowledge in hepatitis.
February 2, 2009... A report, 'A case of acute hepatitis with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and transient depression of multiple coagulation factors,' is newly published data in Yonsei Medical Journal. According to a study from Korea, "We report a case of acute...

Models simulate nitrate dynamics in Garonne, Southwest France.
February 2, 2009... The over-enrichment of fresh, transitional, and marine waters with nitrogen (N) can lead to problems associated with eutrophication, such as a change in species composition of aquatic plants and nuisance algal blooms. In this context, dynamic...

Pioneering Hybrid/EV Battery Expert Joins EnerDel as Chief Technology Officer.
February 2, 2009... One of the auto industry's leading experts on advanced hybrid and electric vehicle power systems has joined U.S. lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel as the company's new Chief Technology Officer. Cyrus Ashtiani, who has 14 years experience in the...

San Francisco Health Plan is U.S. Leader in Childhood Immunizations.
February 2, 2009... San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), the City's community health plan, announced it is honored to be the U.S. leader in childhood immunizations for Medicaid health plans nationwide. 90.7% of SFHP's pediatric members are fully immunized, besting...

Transplanted fatty livers associated with worse prognosis for patients with HCV.
February 9, 2009... A new study suggests that patients with hepatitis C (HCV) who need a liver transplant should not receive an organ with high levels of fatty deposits (a.k.a. hepatic steatosis). HCV recurrence was more frequent and earlier among those...

Researchers at University of Udine publish new data on alcoholism.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to a study from Udine, Italy, "A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C677T in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene has been identified. The TT or CT genotypes show a marked reduction of the enzyme activity; this...

New carcinoma data have been reported by Y. Sakai and co-authors.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Cancer Research, "Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is frequently associated with infiltrating mononuclear inflammatory cells. We performed laser capture microdissection of HCC-infiltrating and...

New hepatitic b vaccines findings from University of California published.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection constitutes a major health problem for homeless persons." "Ability to complete an HBV vaccination series is complicated by the need to prioritize...

Research from R. Mathews and co-researchers in the area of hepatitis published.
February 9, 2009... "Paramedics are at: risk for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infection front occupational blood exposure. This Study examined how often paramedics are provided with personal protective equipment (PPE),...

Investigators at University of Newcastle target hepatitis B virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of chronic viral liver disease in Singapore. Nevertheless, very little data exist on the financial burden of HBV infection to the society as a whole," investigators in Australia report...

New findings reported from A. Biswas and co-authors describe advances in hepatitis B virus.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology Research, "To screen hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and associated basal core promoter (BCP; T1762/A1764) and precore (PreC; A1896) mutations among the HBV surface antigen...

Recent findings from H.L.Y. Chan and co-authors highlight research in hepatitis B virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "The aim of this study is to know the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) cutoffs for different stages of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and to investigate the effect of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) on LSM. We prospectively studied...

Research by A.J. Hodgson and colleagues in hepatitis B virus provides new insights.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The cycles of cell death and compensatory regeneration that occur during chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are central to viral pathogenesis and are a risk factor for the development...

Research data from G.L.H. Wong and colleagues update understanding of hepatitis B virus.
February 9, 2009... According to a study from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "Metabolic syndrome is associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and cryptogenic cirrhosis. Whether metabolic syndrome affects the severity of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is...

Research on hepatitis B virus detailed by L.J. Braun and co-authors.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Vaccines containing aluminum salt adjuvants are prone to inactivation following exposure to freeze-thaw stress. Many are also prone to inactivation by heat." "Thus, for...

Scientists at University of Hong Kong describe research in hepatitis B virus.
February 9, 2009... "The type I interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) receptor 1 (IFNAR1) mediates the potent antiviral and immuno-regulatory effects of IFN-alpha/beta that are believed to be pivotal to eradicate hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. IFNAR1 promoter...

Studies from Fudan University yield new information about hepatitis B virus.
February 9, 2009... "Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection under entecavir (ETV) treatment develop resistant mutants with viral rebound. Here, we report an interesting case of spontaneous loss of HBV-DNA and seroconversion following an acute...

Studies in the area of hepatitis B virus reported from University of Witwatersrand, Medical Department.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research from South Africa, "Achieving safe delivery of anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA interference (RNAi) effectors is an important objective of this gene-silencing technology. Adenoviruses (Ads) have a natural tropism...

Data on hepatitis C virus published by researchers at Nagoya City University.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "Many reports have revealed ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) to be effective against chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, some cases resist this therapy and the mechanism of action remains unclear," scientists in Nagoya, Japan report (see also...

Investigators at Kagoshima University release new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "The clinical course of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is strongly associated with insulin resistance and obesity. The K121Q polymorphism in the ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP)-1 gene and the rs7566605...

New findings from S. Deufficburban and co-authors in the area of hepatitis C virus published.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Gut, "The purpose of this study was to compare the costs and cost-effectiveness (C/E) of early hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing (alternative-US recommendations) after occupational...

Reports from E.A. Janke et al highlight recent research in hepatitis C virus.
February 9, 2009... "Despite demonstrated prevalence of psychosocial problems among hepatitis C (HCV) patients, little is known about how these problems develop, why they are sustained, and how clinical providers can effectively intervene. The authors used a...

Reports summarize hepatitis C virus study results from University of California, Medical Department.
February 9, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Hepatitis C virus is a leading cause of human liver disease worldwide. Recent discovery of the JFH-1 isolate, capable of infecting cell culture, opens new avenues for studying HCV replication." ...

Research from A. Andriulli and co-researchers provides new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "Guidelines for the treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C virus of genotypes 2 and 3 (HCV-2 and HCV-3, respectively) recommend a 24-week course of Peg-interferon (Peg-IFN) alpha-2a combined with ribavirin, despite 50% of patients in...

Studies by Y. Sekineosajima and co-authors describe new findings in hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Traditional herbal medicines have been used for several thousand years in China and other Asian countries. In this study we screened herbal drugs and their purified compounds, using the Feo...

Studies from M. Rodrigueztorres et al add new findings in the area of hepatitis C virus.(Clinical report)
February 9, 2009... " Race has been shown to be a factor in the response to therapy for hepatitis C virus ( HCV) infection, and limited data suggest that ethnic group may be as well; however, Latinos and other ethnic subpopulations have been underrepresented in...

Studies from M. Zeremski and co-researchers in the area of hepatitis C virus published.
February 9, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "T-cell responses to hepatits C virus (HCV) antigens have been reported in high-risk HCV seronegative persons, suggesting that an effective cellular immune response might be able to clear infection...

Studies from S.S. Harvard and colleagues provide new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to a study from Vancouver, Canada, "The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) tracks the distribution of all harm reduction products subsidized by the BC government, including needles and syringes, sterile water vials,...

Study findings from Johns Hopkins University broaden understanding of hepatitis C virus.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an Important human pathogen that represents a model for chronic infection given that the majority of infected individuals fall to clear the infection despite...

Study data from A. Tschopp and colleagues update understanding of hepatitis E virus.(Clinical report)
February 9, 2009... "Workers exposed to sewage may have an increased risk of infection by Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis E virus (HEV). To assess the incidence of clinical hepatitis E and peptic ulcers and the seroconversion rate of antibodies to H pylori and...

New findings reported from H. Saneto and co-authors describe advances in hepatocellular cancer.
February 9, 2009... "The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence and characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody-positive elderly patients with chronic hepatitis without cirrhosis. The study included...

Studies by X.P. Wang and co-authors describe new findings in hepatocellular cancer.
February 9, 2009... According to a study from People's Republic of China, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major factor contributing to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the world. Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) has been verified to...

Researchers from University of Tokyo publish findings in immunization.(Clinical report)
February 9, 2009... "Post-transplant active immunization for chronic hepatitis B patients has been attempted in several studies with controversial results. We assessed the effect of a double-dose double-phase vaccination regimen among partial living donor liver...

Research from University of Cambridge in mass spectrometry provides new insights.
February 9, 2009... "The eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) plays an important role in translation initiation, acting as a docking site for several eIFs that assemble on the 40S ribosomal subunit. Here, we use mass spectrometry to probe the subunit interactions...

Studies from N. Antaki et al in the area of hepatitis C virus epidemiology described.
February 9, 2009... New investigation results, 'The unexpected discovery of a focus of hepatitis C virus genotype 5 in a Syrian province,' are detailed in a study published in Epidemiology and Infection. According to recent research from Syria, "Genotype 5 (G5)...

Data from University of Southampton provide new insights into hepatitis C virus therapy.(Report)
February 9, 2009... New research, 'Pegylated and non-pegylated interferon-alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of mild chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis,' is the subject of a report. "Traditionally, patients with chronic hepatitis C virus...

Findings in hepatitis C virus therapy reported from J.P. Lang and co-researchers.(Report)
February 9, 2009... Researchers detail in 'Management of psychiatric disorders and addictive behaviors in patients with viral hepatitis C in France,' new data in hepatitis C virus. According to recent research published in the journal Gastroenterologie Clinique Et...

Study data from J.L. Payen and co-authors update knowledge of hepatitis C virus therapy.(Report)
February 9, 2009... A new study, 'Is physical activity possible and beneficial for patients with hepatitis C receiving pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy,' is now available. "The great majority of patients with chronic viral hepatitis C are treated with...

Researchers from National Institute of Public Health and the Environment report details of new studies and findings in the area of immunization.(Report)
February 9, 2009... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Toxicological evaluation of the immune function of pesticide workers, a European wide assessment.' According to a study from Bilthoven, Netherlands, "In this study, the prolonged low-dose exposure...

Scientists at Chiba University, Medical Department publish new data on hepatitis.(Report)
February 9, 2009... According to a study from Chiba, Japan, "The diagnosis of acute-onset autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been difficult because patients do not always show clinicopathological features typical of AIH. We examined the important requirements for a...

Researchers from University of Iowa report recent findings in life sciences.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plos Pathogens, "High affinity antigen-specific T cells play a critical role during protective immune responses. Epitope enhancement can elicit more potent T cell responses and can...

Recent findings in lipodystrophy immunology described by researchers from University of Cambridge.
February 9, 2009... Data detailed in 'Complement abnormalities in acquired lipodystrophy revisited' have been presented. "Lipodystrophy is a heterogeneous condition characterized by an inherited or acquired deficiency in the number of adipocytes required for the...

Metabasis Therapeutics to Present at the 11th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference.(Conference news)
February 9, 2009... Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MBRX) announced that Dr. Mark Erion, president, chief executive officer and chief scientific officer, will present at the 11th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City....

Solomon Awarded New Patent for Electric Drive Technology.
February 9, 2009... Solomon Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOLM) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 7,481,730, titled Multiple Input, Dual Output Electric Differential Motor Transmission System, which is adjunct to the...

Research from N. Dioguardi and co-researchers yields new findings on biopsy.
February 16, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Milan, Italy conducted a study "To describe a quantitative analysis method for liver biopsy sections with a machine that we have named ''Dioguardi Histological Metriser'' which automatically measures the...

Study data from J. Gutierrezbanos and co-authors update knowledge of cancer.
February 16, 2009... "We report the renal graft outcomes among a series of patients who underwent simultaneous combined liver-kidney transplantations (CLKT) or heart-kidney transplantations (CHKT) at a single center. From 1975 to December 31, 2007, we performed...

Research from H.B. Elserag and co-authors reveals new findings on cholangio cancer.
February 16, 2009... "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may increase the risk of hepatopancreaticobiliary tumors other than hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previous case control studies indicated a possible association between HCV and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC),"...

Study results from Ege University, Medical Department provide new insights into cholangio cancer.
February 16, 2009... "Hepatitis C vir-us (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis is known to be a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, these viruses have been reported to have an etiologic role in the development of intrahepatic...

Research from University of Naples provides new data on hepatitis.
February 16, 2009... "Guidelines recommend upper endoscopic screening of cirrhotic patients for gastroesophageal varices. Cirrhosis is not always distinguishable from chronic hepatitis," investigators in Naples, Italy report (see also Hepatitis). "To identify...

Research on hepatitis detailed by M. Kiran and co-authors.
February 16, 2009... "Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most common cancer worldwide, the main etiological factors being chronic infections with hepatitis B and C viruses. Genetic polymorphic forms of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and microsomal...

Data from University of Thessaly, Medical Academy advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus.
February 16, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Expert Review of Anti - Infective Therapy, "Evaluation of: Sherman M, Yurdaidin C, Simsek H et al. Entecavir therapy for lamivudine-refractory chronic hepatitis B: improved virologic,...