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Presence of entry receptors and viral markers suggest a low level of placental replication of hepatitis B virus in a proportion of pregnant women infected with chronic hepatitis B

The transplacental route of vertical transmission of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) has been known for over a decade. Here we present evidence which suggest HBV can replicate in placenta. Forty-one HBsAg positive and...

Garima Garg, M. N. Meenu, Kajal Patel, Ravinder Singh, Priyal Gupta… in Scientific Reports (2022)