The hepatitis B virus (HBV), a member of the Hepadnaviridae family, is prone to mutations
due to its asymmetric replication via reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate. The …

The interactions among hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis delta
virus (HDV) were studied by measuring HBV-DNA and HCV-RNA levels and by determining …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: This study presents a real-time reverse-transcription PCR (rt-RT-
PCR) assay for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) RNA quantification, designed to clarify the …

Although the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccines in patients under chronic hemodialysis
treatment has been well documented, the persistence of immunity in this population remains …

The precore-core gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was directly sequenced from serum
samples of 42 patients with chronic B hepatitis (19 hepatitis B e antigen [HBeAg]+ and 23 …

Lamivudine combined with hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIg) is the standard of care for
preventing the recurrence hepatitis B virus after liver transplant. To determine the risk of …

Alpha-1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) deficiency is mainly evaluated in the diagnostic process of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Around 95% of individuals with severe α1 …

We describe two reliable methods for high-throughput screening of proteinase inhibitor (PI)
S and PI Z α1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) deficiency alleles from dried blood spot (DBS) specimens …

Background The glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) gene is involved in detoxification of
electrophilic substances of tobacco smoke. A polymorphism at nucleotide 315 of this gene …

To the Editor: The introduction of lamivudine in the therapy of chronic hepatitis B represents
a major advance in the treatment of this disease, especially in patients intolerant or resistant …