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Immunomodulation by Hepatitis B and Related Viruses

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Virus-Induced Immunosuppression

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Immunodeficiency disorders may occur as a result of one or more defects within the immune system spanning stem cell deficiencies, through immunoregulatory dysfunction, to a restricted failure to recognize or mount an immune response against certain antigens. The identification of these defects is complicated by their secondary effects, or by opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host. Although the extent to which viral infections can initiate these deficits remains to be evaluated in most cases, the active role of many viruses in inducing immunosuppression is well established.

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Escobar, M.R. (1989). Immunomodulation by Hepatitis B and Related Viruses. In: Specter, S., Bendinelli, M., Friedman, H. (eds) Virus-Induced Immunosuppression. Infectious agents and pathogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5583-0_2

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