title: Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection and potential for new therapies.
abstract: Chronic hepatitis B virus infection leads to about 1 million deaths per year, making it one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. An improved understanding of defective antiviral responses in chronic hepatitis B virus infection could allow specific immunotherapeutic interventions, enhancing the immune response to hepatitis B virus.
authors.affiliation: University College London, London, UK. d.peppa@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peppa
authors.forename: Mala K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Maini
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D000818:Animals; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007167:Immunotherapy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens