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SUBMITTER: Zhao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3698418 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Qinjian Q Zhang Jun J Wu Ting T Li Shao-Wei SW Ng Mun-Hon MH Xia Ning-Shao NS Shih James Wai-Kuo JW
Journal of gastroenterology 20121113 2
There is emerging evidence for an under-recognized hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a human pathogen. Among different reasons for this neglect are the unsatisfactory performance and under-utilization of commercial HEV diagnostic kits; for instance, the number of anti-HEV IgM kits marketed in China is about one-fifth of that of hepatitis A kits. Over the last two decades, substantial progress has been achieved in furthering our knowledge on the HEV-specific immune responses, antigenic features of HEV v ...[more]