Novel model for studying hepatitis B infections could lead to a new testing ground for therapies
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026
NEW YORK, April 20 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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Novel model for studying hepatitis B infections could lead to a new testing ground for therapies
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Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to emerge in an advanced stage of disease that turns to fatal cirrhosis or liver cancer in nearly a million people every year.
The developme . . .
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Novel model for studying hepatitis B infections could lead to a new testing ground for therapies
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Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to emerge in an advanced stage of disease that turns to fatal cirrhosis or liver cancer in nearly a million people every year.
The developme . . .