More than 500 million people worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Infections with these viruses are the leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As a consequence, major research efforts have been devoted to HBV and HCV. However, relatively little is known about interactions between HBV and HCV in patients co-infected with both viruses.
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