Immunological aspects of antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections

Barbara Rehermann, Antonio Bertoletti – 21 July 2014 – Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cause a large proportion of acute and chronic liver disease worldwide. Over the past decades many immunological studies defined host immune responses that mediate spontaneous clearance of acute HBV and HCV infection. However, host immune responses are also relevant in the context of treatment‐induced clearance of chronic HBV and HCV infection.

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