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Overview

Hung-Chih Yang is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan. Their research primarily lies in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Oncology.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics such as Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatitis C virus research, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Liver Disease and Transplantation, and broader studies on Hepatitis Viruses Epidemiology.

Hung-Chih Yang has contributed to a range of scientific papers, some of the recent publications include:

  • Permanent Inactivation of HBV Genomes by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Non-cleavage Base Editing (2020), published in Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • HEV superinfection accelerates disease progression in patients with chronic HBV infection and increases mortality in those with cirrhosis (2020), published in Journal of Hepatology
  • Clinical and Histologic Features of Patients with Biopsy-Proven Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (2021), published in Gut and Liver
  • Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Facilitates Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroclearance and Seroconversion (2023), published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Distinct effects of hepatic steatosis and metabolic dysfunction on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B (2023), published in Hepatology International

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Jia-Horng Kao, Chun-Jen Liu, Tung-Hung Su, Tai-Chung Tseng, and Pei-Jer Chen.

Hung-Chih Yang's research outputs are often published in venues such as the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Journal of Hepatology, Hepatology International, Hepatology, and Gut and Liver.

Best Publications

  • Stimulation of HIV-1-Specific Cytolytic T Lymphocytes Facilitates Elimination of Latent Viral Reservoir after Virus Reactivation

    Liang Shan;Kai Deng;Neeta S. Shroff;Christine M. Durand

  • High Levels of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Increase Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Low HBV Load

    Tai–Chung Tseng;Tai–Chung Tseng;Chun–Jen Liu;Hung–Chih Yang;Tung–Hung Su

  • Lamivudine in late pregnancy to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus infection: a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    W.-M. Xu;Y.-T. Cui;L. Wang;H. Yang

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • The CRISPR/Cas9 System Facilitates Clearance of the Intrahepatic HBV Templates In Vivo

    Su-Ru Lin;Hung-Chih Yang;Yi-Ting Kuo;Chun-Jen Liu

  • Cellular immune selection with hepatitis C virus persistence in humans

    Andrea L. Cox;Timothy Mosbruger;Qing Mao;Zhi Liu

  • Isolation and Characterization of Replication-Competent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 from a Subset of Elite Suppressors

    Joel N. Blankson;Justin R. Bailey;Seema Thayil;Hung Chih Yang

  • Serum hepatitis B surface antigen levels help predict disease progression in patients with low hepatitis B virus loads.

    Tai-Chung Tseng;Chun-Jen Liu;Hung-Chih Yang;Tung-Hung Su

  • Small-molecule screening using a human primary cell model of HIV latency identifies compounds that reverse latency without cellular activation

    Hung Chih Yang;Sifei Xing;Liang Shan;Karen O'Connell

  • Experimental approaches to the study of HIV-1 latency

    Yefei Han;Megan Wind-Rotolo;Hung Chih Yang;Janet D. Siliciano

  • Orientation-dependent regulation of integrated HIV-1 expression by host gene transcriptional readthrough.

    Yefei Han;Yijie B. Lin;Wenfeng An;Jie Xu

  • Disulfiram reactivates latent HIV-1 in a Bcl-2-transduced primary CD4+ T cell model without inducing global T cell activation

    Sifei Xing;Cynthia K. Bullen;Neeta S. Shroff;Liang Shan

  • Neutralizing Antibodies Do Not Mediate Suppression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Elite Suppressors or Selection of Plasma Virus Variants in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Justin R. Bailey;Kara G. Lassen;Hung Chih Yang;Thomas C. Quinn

  • Determinants of spontaneous surface antigen loss in hepatitis B e antigen–negative patients with a low viral load†‡

    Tai-Chung Tseng;Chun-Jen Liu;Hung-Chih Yang;Tung-Hung Su

  • Transcriptional Reprogramming during Effector-to-Memory Transition Renders CD4+ T Cells Permissive for Latent HIV-1 Infection

    Liang Shan;Liang Shan;Kai Deng;Kai Deng;Hongbo Gao;Sifei Xing

  • Preservation of FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells in the Peripheral Blood of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Elite Suppressors Correlates with Low CD4+ T-Cell Activation

    Amanda J. Chase;Hung Chih Yang;Hao Zhang;Joel N. Blankson

  • Persistence of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in hepatocytes: molecular mechanisms and clinical significance.

    Hung-Chih Yang;Jia-Horng Kao

  • Higher proportion of viral basal core promoter mutant increases the risk of liver cirrhosis in hepatitis B carriers

    Tai-Chung Tseng;Chun-Jen Liu;Hung-Chih Yang;Chi-Ling Chen

  • Quantitative hepatitis B core antibody levels in the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection

    L.-W. Song;P.-G. Liu;C.-J. Liu;T.-Y. Zhang

  • Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from a patient who developed AIDS to an elite suppressor.

    Justin R. Bailey;Karen O'Connell;Hung Chih Yang;Yefei Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Jia-Horng Kao
Jia-Horng Kao National Taiwan University
Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Ding-Shinn Chen
Ding-Shinn Chen National Taiwan University
Chun-Jen Liu
Chun-Jen Liu National Taiwan University
Robert F. Siliciano
Robert F. Siliciano Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Janet D. Siliciano
Janet D. Siliciano Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joseph B. Margolick
Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University
Chien-Ching Hung
Chien-Ching Hung National Taiwan University
Joel N. Blankson
Joel N. Blankson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ann-Lii Cheng
Ann-Lii Cheng National Taiwan University

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