UC San Francisco researchers discovered that CD4+ T cells in the liver coordinate immune responses to clear hepatitis B virus, explaining why one-third of patients can cure themselves when going off medication.
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The liver's immune cells might be the key to curing hepatitis B
Key To Clearing Hepatitis B CD4+ T cells identified
~33% Patient cure rate off treatment
Science Translational Medicine Publication venue
Of Patients Clear Virus Off Treatment 1/3
Deaths Annually 1 million
People Infected Globally hundreds of millions