Toward Explaining Why Hepatitis B Hits Men Harder Than Women

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: November 20, 2009

EXCERPT:  "Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting men harder than women."    more

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Yang F, Yin Y, Wang F, Zhang L, Wang Y, Sun S. An Altered Pattern of Liver Apolipoprotein A-I Isoforms Is Implicated in Male Chronic Hepatitis B Progression. J Proteome Res. 2009 Oct 8.