How hepatitis E affects the kidney (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

How hepatitis E affects the kidney

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The hepatitis E virus affects the liver. But infected liver cells secrete a viral protein that reacts with antibodies in the blood and may form complexes that can damage the filter structure of the kidneys.

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Achim Weber

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