WHO estimates that in 2015, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus
(HBV) infection worldwide, and that 900 000 had died from HBV infection, mostly as a result …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still a public health problem worldwide, being endemic in
some parts of the world. It can lead to serious liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis …

The systematic identification of host genetic risk factors is essential for the understanding
and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). By performing a meta-analysis of …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still a serious health threat worldwide. The outcomes of
HBV infection consist of spontaneous HBV clearance and chronic HBV infection. Multiple …

Context A report by the National Cancer Institute identified that an important gap in symptom
research is the investigation of multiple symptoms of cancer that might identify common …

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is a protozoan ciliate that causes white spot disease (also known
as ichthyophthiriasis) in freshwater fish. Holland's spinibarbel (Spinibarbus hollandi) was …

In 2009, three independent genome-wide association studies reported that genetic variation
in the interleukin 28B gene to be associated with the response to interferon-α/ribavirin …

Abstract Background & Aims The toll‐like receptor‐interferon (TLR–IFN) signalling pathway
plays a crucial role in HBV infection. Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms are …

In order to examine whether variation in interleukin-10 promoter polymorphism would
predict the likelihood of sustain response of chronic hepatitis B to treatment with interferon …

Megalocytivirus is a serious viral pathogen to many farmed fish including Japanese flounder
(Paralichthys olivaceus). In this study, in order to systematically identify host immune genes …