2004
MICA and recovery from hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections
Karacki P, Gao X, Thio C, Thomas D, Goedert J, Vlahov D, Kaslow R, Strathdee S, Hilgartner M, O'Brien S, Carrington M. MICA and recovery from hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections. Genes & Immunity 2004, 5: 261-266. PMID: 15029237, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHepatitis B virus infectionChronic hepatitis BB virus infectionHepatitis BC virusVirus infectionMICA polymorphismNatural killer cellsHBV infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CKiller cellsViral clearanceViral persistenceT cellsStudy populationMICA allelesSignificant associationInfectionFurther investigationVirusAssociationPersonsDifferential distribution
1999
Class II HLA Alleles and Hepatitis B Virus Persistence in African Americans
Thio C, Carrington M, Marti D, O'Brien S, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Astemborski J, Thomas D. Class II HLA Alleles and Hepatitis B Virus Persistence in African Americans. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: 1004-1006. PMID: 10068598, DOI: 10.1086/314684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHBV persistenceHBV infectionImmune responseClass II HLA typingHepatitis B virus (HBV) persistenceHepatitis B virus infectionClass II HLA allelesB virus infectionPersistent HBV infectionClass I associationsHost immune responseClass II allelesAfrican American cohortAntigen presentationVirus infectionHLA typingHLA allelesVirus persistenceTwo-locus haplotypesAmerican cohortThree-locus haplotypesClass IIHLA complexInfectionClass I
1995
Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in a Population of Injecting Drug Users
Levine O, Vlahov D, Koehler J, Cohn S, Spronk A, Nelson K. Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in a Population of Injecting Drug Users. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 142: 331-341. PMID: 7631637, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersHBV seropositivityHBV seromarkersHepatitis B virus infectionDrug injecting equipmentHigh-risk sexual behaviorB virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusInjecting Drug UsersHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusAfrican American ethnicityHBV transmissionParenteral transmissionHBV infectionImmunodeficiency virusInjecting equipmentSexual transmissionC virusB virusInjecting careerVirus infectionDrug useShooting galleriesStreet outreach
1994
Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infections among Injecting Drug Users: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Viral Interactions
Levine O, Vlahov D, Nelson K. Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infections among Injecting Drug Users: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Viral Interactions. Epidemiologic Reviews 1994, 16: 418-436. PMID: 7713187, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036161.Peer-Reviewed Original Research