Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single‐stranded RNA virus that causes large‐scale epidemics of
acute viral hepatitis, particularly in develo** countries. In men and non‐pregnant women …

Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viral infection or co-infection leads to risk of
development of chronic infection, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health issue worldwide which may lead to
hepatic dysfunction, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. To identify host genetic …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a challenging global health problem. To identify
genetic loci involved in chronic HBV infection, we designed a three-phase genome-wide …

Variants near the HLA-DP gene show the strongest genome-wide association with chronic
hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HBV recovery/persistence in Asians. To test the effect of …

OBJECTIVES: The role of host genetic factors in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is
not fully understood. We studied the influence of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can cause a broad spectrum diseases, including
from asymptomatic HBV carriers or cryptic hepatitis, to acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis …

Background: The reasons for the viral persistence of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) are
unknown, but are probably related to host immune factors. Cytokines play a significant role …

The next 'golden age'in vaccinology will be ushered in by the new science of vaccinomics. In
turn, this will inform and allow the development of personalized vaccines, based on our …

Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) lying
in the HLA region are known to be associated with several infectious diseases among which …