HBV and HIV/HBV Infected Patients Have Distinct Immune Exhaustion and Apoptotic Serum Biomarker Profiles

• Main Authors: Mohamed Tarek M. Shata (Author), Enass A. Abdel-hameed (Author), Susan D. Rouster (Author), Li Yu (Author), Meina Liang (Author), Esther Song (Author), Mark T. Esser (Author), Norah Shire (Author), Kenneth E. Sherman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Case Western Reserve University, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Due to their shared routes of transmission, approximately 10% of HIV-infected patients worldwide are chronically coinfected with HBV. Additionally, liver di...