Chronic hepatitis B genotype E in African migrants: response to nucleos(t)ide treatment in real clinical practice

Chronic hepatitis B genotype E in African migrants: response to nucleos(t)ide treatment in real clinical practice

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype E is a poorly studied genotype that almost exclusively occurs in African people. It seems to harbour intrinsic potential oncogenic activity and virological characteristics of immune scape but a paucity of information is available on clinical and v...

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Main Authors: José Ángel Cuenca-Gómez, Ana Belén Lozano-Serrano, María Teresa Cabezas-Fernández, Manuel Jesús Soriano-Pérez, José Vázquez-Villegas, Matías Estévez-Escobar, Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, Joaquín Salas-Coronas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Genotype E
Tenofovir
Entecavir
African migrants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3469-y

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