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New drug stimulates immune system to kill infected cells in animal model of hepatitis B infection
2013-04-27 21:23:10| Biotech - Topix.net
In a study conducted at Texas Biomed's Southwest National Primate Research Center, researchers found that the immune modulator GS-9620, which targets a receptor on immune cells, reduced both the virus levels and the number of infected liver cells in chimpanzees chronically infected with hepatitis B virus .
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