Reza Malekzadeh

Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Incidence of Hepatitis B virus Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Mutations in Naïve Treated of Chronic Carriers from Tehran Metropolis, Iran

Abstract Background: Naturally occurred hepatitis B virus (HBV) with surface mutations in a variety of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who have received no vaccine or HBIG bearing substitutions in surface protein, have been reported. Objectives: Current knowledge concerning the prevalence of these naturally occurring surface antigen mutations among Iranian carriers is limited. Patients and M...

[ 2 ] - Novel Cell-Based Therapies in Hepatic Disorders

In the recent decade, liver diseases with high mortality rate have became one of the major health problems worldwide. Liver transplantation is the most effective and the standard treatment for decompensated liver disease, but, shortage of available organs and inaccuracy in modeling of the liver diseases are the most limiting issues in treatment. Regenerative medicine and cell based therapy str...