In October 2018 a large number of international experts with complementary expertise came
together in Taormina to participate in a workshop on occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development through
direct and indirect mechanisms. HBV DNA integration into the host genome occurs at early …

Chronic infection with the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity
and mortality. One peculiar observation in cells infected with HBV (or with closely‑related …

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in
China. Over a decade has passed since the last National Hepatitis Seroepidemiological …

Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) refers to a condition where replication-competent HBV DNA
is present in the liver, with or without HBV DNA in the blood, in individuals with serum …

Emerging data indicate that the mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated
with cirrhosis is rising in some developed countries, whereas mortality from non-HCC …

Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most challenging topics in the field of
viral hepatitis with its virological and clinical relevance being debated for more than 30 …

Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) refers to a condition in which replication-
competent viral DNA is present in the liver (with detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the …

HBV cccDNA, the template for transcription of all viral mRNAs, accumulates in the nucleus of
infected cells as a stable episome organized into minichromosomes by histones and non …

Abstract Rationale: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major risk factor for liver cancer, in which
HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) plays crucial roles. However, the effect of …