HEPATITIS B VIRUS COMMENTS ON VIRAL AND HUMAN 乙型肝炎病毒对病毒和人类.pptVIP

? There are important non-pathological interactions of HBV with Humans. Parents who are carriers of HBV have a higher ratio of males to females among their offspring than parents who developed antibody against the surface antigen. This may account for the high sex ratios seen in China and in other areas with a high prevalence of HBV infection. The apparent “loss” of females in these populations may be ascribed, at least in part, to HBV infection. ? In two studied populations the HBV vaccination has decreased the  ratio of males to females among newborns. If confirmed, this may  have important, biological, demographic and economic effects. SUMMARY (2) ? The response of the host to HBV infection is related to a series of polymorphic locii that are, in turn, related to other disease causing agents. There may be advantages to the HBV carrier state at certain periods of the hosts life, i.e. there is increased iron retention in HBV carriers compared to those with anti-HBs and  uninfected people. HBV is integrated into the genomes of tens of millions of humans. SUMMARY (3) 1976 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE Blumberg_Lassen06.ppt - PowerPoint Presentation File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTMLBaruch S. Blumberg. Fox Chase Cancer Center. Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA. 1. Hepatitis B Virus is a very common virus. 2. Humans have been infected with .../~kstedman/NASA/LassenTalks/Blumberg_Lassen06.ppt Powerpoint Lectures by Nobel Laureates at Supercourse /~super1 ? Source: /~super1/Science/nobelprizelaureatesbyyear.htm ? Date: April 20, 2010 ? Author: Eric Marler M.D. /~super1/Science/main.htm#WHO * ASTROBIOLOGY SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2006 Washington, DC March 25 – 31, 2006 Viral Evolution 03.29.06 HEPATITIS B VIRUS: COMMENTS ON VIRAL AND HUMAN EVOLUTION Baruch S. Blumberg Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA 1. Hepatitis B Virus is a very common virus. 2. Humans have been inf