Advances in HBV infection and replication systems in vitro
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a DNA virus belonging to the Hepadnaviridae family that has limited tissue and species specificity. Due to the persistence of HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in host cells after HBV infection, current antiviral drugs cannot eradicate HBV. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01580-6 |