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Hepatitis B: a new weapon against an old enemy

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New strategies based on nucleic acid technologies are being exploited to treat chronic hepatitis B—a pilot clinical study of antisense oligonucleotide treatment shows the potential promise of this approach.

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Fig. 1: An ASO as a direct-acting antiviral against HBV.

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  1. Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

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Liang, T.J. Hepatitis B: a new weapon against an old enemy. Nat Med 27, 1672–1673 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01512-5

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