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Around 250 million people are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide1, and 15 million may also carry the satellite virus hepatitis D virus (HDV), which confers even greater risk of severe liver disease2....
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Open AccessUtilization of desktop 3D printer-fabricated “Cost-Effective” 3D models in orthognathic surgery
In daily practice, three-dimensional patient-specific jawbone models (3D models) are a useful tool in surgical planning and simulation, resident training, patient education, and communication between the physi...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors for maxillary sinus mucosal thickening following Le Fort I osteotomy: a retrospective analysis
Le Fort I osteotomy is one of the surgical procedures now routinely and safely performed. It is possible to move the maxilla in three dimensions, but it is necessary to separate the bones around the maxillary ...
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Open AccessFunctional association of cellular microtubules with viral capsid assembly supports efficient hepatitis B virus replication
Viruses exploit host factors and environment for their efficient replication. The virus-host interaction mechanisms for achieving an optimal hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication have been largely unknown. Here,...
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Open AccessHuman induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatic cell lines as a new model for host interaction with hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is not eradicated by current antiviral therapies due to persistence of HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in host cells and thus development of novel culture models for product...
