The Immunologic Role of Gut Microbiota in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection

Hepatitis B can cause acute or chronic liver damage due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by chronic HBV infection often leads to increased mortality. However, the gut and liver have the same embryonic origin; therefore, a close relationship mus...

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Main Authors: Ruilin Yang, Yao Xu, Zhifeng Dai, Xuhong Lin, Huichao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2361963
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