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CDC updates recommendations for hepatitis B virus screening
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CDC updates recommendations for hepatitis B virus screening

by Elana Gotkine  Recommendations have been updated for screening and testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to research published in the March 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Erin E. Conners, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues updated and expanded the previously...

Hepatitis B virus can trigger genetic changes in liver cells years before cancer diagnosis
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Hepatitis B virus can trigger genetic changes in liver cells years before cancer diagnosis

by The Francis Crick Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela have identified how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can support the survival and growth of liver cancer, with this process starting early in tumor development; in some instances up to 20 years before cancer...