The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a coated DNA virus that causes hepatitis B infection.
Synonyms
Hepatitis B virus
Detailed description
Hepatitis B is the most common chronic viral infection worldwide. The virus exists in blood and other body fluids. It infects human liver cells and propagates in them.
Potentially life-threatening infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS at the time) were among the first indications for gene therapy as early as the 1990s. Today, cell and gene therapy strategies are
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Stadthotel am Römerturm St. Apern-Str. 3 50667Köln Germany
Current developments in infection research challenge the scientific community: Many problems can only be solved if expertise from different disciplines comes together. To meet this challenge, the DZIF
In October 2022, Dr Klaus Schwamborn took over as Head of Vaccine Development in the Translational Project Management Office (TPMO) at DZIF. The TPMO supports product development, from active
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other epidemics in recent decades have highlighted the need to develop effective measures to combat emerging infectious diseases in a timely manner. For most emerging viral pathogens, no vaccines or antiviral drugs are yet available. Since it is difficult to predict which ...
