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Researchers find potential new treatment path for hepatitis B, targeting a key viral gene.
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, and The Rockefeller University have identified a potential vulnerability in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, which could lead to new treatments.
The study revealed that a key viral gene essential for HBV to establish infection in host cells can be disrupted using a compound already in cancer trials.
Current treatments can stop virus replication but do not fully clear it from cells.
This discovery could pave the way for developing new drugs to combat chronic HBV infection, affecting nearly 5% of the world's population and causing liver cancer.
Los investigadores encuentran una posible nueva vía de tratamiento para la hepatitis B, dirigida a un gen viral clave.