Dynamics of Serum Pregenome RNA in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving 96-Month Nucleos(t)ide Analog Therapy

BackgroundTissue covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) can reflect the activity of HBV replication. However, it is impractical to assess intrahepatic cccDNA in every outpatient. Serum pregenome RNA (pgRNA) is transcribed from intrahepatic cccDNA and may reflect the activity of intrahepatic cccDNA....

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Main Authors: Yachao Tao, Menglan Wang, Juan Liao, Xing Cheng, Min He, Dongmei Zhang, Taoyou Zhou, Jie Chen, Enqiang Chen, Hong Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.787770/full