"Hepatitis B virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				The type species of the genus ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS which causes human HEPATITIS B and is also apparently a causal agent in human HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. The Dane particle is an intact hepatitis virion, named after its discoverer. Non-infectious spherical and tubular particles are also seen in the serum.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D006515
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 B04.280.375.650.425 B04.450.390.650.425 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Hepatitis B virus- Hepatitis B virus
 - B virus, Hepatitis
 - Hepatitis B viruses
 - viruses, Hepatitis B
 - Hepatitis Virus, Homologous Serum
 
  
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis B virus" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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A care coordination program to support patients with hepatitis B virus at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 18; 24(1):482.
															
								 
							
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Hepatitis B care cascade among people with HIV/HBV coinfection in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design, 2012-2016. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0290889.
															
								 
							
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and latent tuberculosis co-infection and risk of drug-induced liver injury across two large HBV cohorts in the United States. J Viral Hepat. 2023 06; 30(6):512-519.
															
								 
							
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Distribution and difference of APOBEC-induced mutations in the TpCpW context of HBV DNA between HCC and non-HCC. J Med Virol. 2020 01; 92(1):53-61.
															
								 
							
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Mortality Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: The Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS). Clin Infect Dis. 2019 03 05; 68(6):956-963.
															
								 
							
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Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in a Large Cohort of Hepatitis C-Infected Patients in the United States. Gastroenterology. 2018 02; 154(3):754-758.
															
								 
							
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Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B: an observational study. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jun 17; 160(12):828-35.
															
								 
							
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Factors associated with delayed hepatitis B viral suppression on tenofovir among patients coinfected with HBV-HIV in the CNICS cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 01; 66(1):96-101.
															
								 
							
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Hepatitis B testing and vaccination among adults with sexually transmitted infections in a large managed care organization. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun; 58(12):1739-45.
															
								 
							
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Opinions from ESL instructors and students about curricula on hepatitis B for use in immigrant communities. J Cancer Educ. 2008; 23(3):161-6.