Progesterone-Mediated Enhancement of Hepatitis E Virus Replication in Human Liver Cells

Hepatitis E is usually a self-limiting acute disease; however, during pregnancy, a severe form of fulminant hepatic failure and high mortality rate are associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Increased levels of progesterone and HEV RNA are observed in pregnant women with fulminant hepat...

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Main Authors: Harini Sooryanarain, S. Ansar Ahmed, Xiang-Jin Meng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c13bdb21805543b6ae5a9c89bb5cdd09
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