What do we know about occult hepatitis B virus infection?

Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is recognized as one of the phases in the natural history of chronic HBV infection and defines the persistence of HBV genomes in the hepatocytes of individuals testing negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in th...

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Main Authors: Francesca Saffioti, Giovanni Raimondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti 2017-12-01
Series:Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche
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Online Access:http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/APMB/article/view/1714