Catching HBV early can make a world of difference. Medical professionals typically use blood tests that check for signs of ...

While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...

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Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid ...

Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD The majority of children and adults who receive the hepatitis B (hep B) virus ...

Schematic representation of histone-modifying factor recruitment on cccDNA minichromosomes in relation to viral protein HBx. In the presence of HBx, histone-modifying factors such as p300/CBP, Set1A, ...

This can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure or liver cancer. Globally, hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection. There are about 254 million people with chronic hepatitis B ...