What can MinION sequencing uncover about hepatitis B virus?
Take a look at how portable, long-read nanopore sequencing can be applied to the study of hepatitis B virus.
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A peek behind the paper – Geoffrey Dusheiko on the current and future directions of management of hepatitis B
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Virology review as we ask author Geoffrey Dusheiko about the challenges facing hepatitis B and what the future may hold in terms of functional cure and new research directions.
Hepatitis B pre-genome RNA may promote nucleocapsid assembly
Researchers have discovered sequence-specific interactions between hepatitis B proteins and pre-genome RNA that may play a crucial role in nucleocapsid assembly. This could be targeted in future drug development.
Modeling in hepatitis – still a long way to go
Author, Khaled Barakat, argues that computational modeling has a great potential in directing hepatitis research, to understand the liver and to discover better and more effective treatments.
Host–virus interactions in hepatitis – an interview with Marcus Dorner
In line with Hepatitis Awareness Month, we spoke to Marcus Dorner about his current research into the host–virus interactions in hepatitis B and C infection, their implications for vaccine development and more.
Could hepatitis infection increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease?
Researchers have demonstrated that both hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection are associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.