Medicine & TechnologyThough Beethoven was previously thought to have died due to lead poisoning, a new DNA analysis reveals that his death may have been related to his hepatitis B infection and genetic risk for liver disease. Read to learn more.
In 2017, the considerable high rate of 26,907 reported hepatitis B infections particularly chronic cases, in combination with the diversity in stated transmission routes across Europe suggested that countries need to maintain and strengthen local hepatitis prevention and control programs
This work does not only offer an affordable treatment strategy for chronic hepatitis B patients in developing countries but also reduces the required dose of RNAi drugs to minimize the potential side effects of RNAi therapy and allow the administration for a relatively long period or in conjunction with other antiviral drugs