Update of the statements on biology and clinical impact of occult hepatitis B virus infection

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). The objectives of the workshop were to review the existing knowledge on OBI, to identify issues that require furthe...

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Published in:Journal of hepatology 2019-08, Vol.71 (2), p.397-408
Main Authors: Raimondo, Giovanni, Locarnini, Stephen, Pollicino, Teresa, Levrero, Massimo, Zoulim, Fabien, Lok, Anna S., Allain, Jean-Pierre, Berg, Thomas, Bertoletti, Antonio, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Bruno, Raffaele, Chen, Ding-Shinn, Coppola, Nicola, Cornberg, Markus, Craxì, Antonio, Dandri, Maura, Di Marco, Vito, Ferrari, Carlo, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Glebe, Dieter, Guidotti, Luca G., Kramvis, Anna, Lampertico, Pietro, Li, Chengyao, Liang, Jake, Marzano, Alfredo, Michalak, Thomas I., Pawlotsky, Jean-Michel, Prati, Daniele, Puoti, Massimo, Samuel, Didier, Soriano, Vincent, Squadrito, Giovanni, Sureau, Camille, Trepo, Christian, Yuen, Man-Fung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
HBV cccDNA
HBV reactivation
HBV S variants
HBV transmission
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Human health and pathology
Life Sciences
OBI
Occult HBV infection
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Summary: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). The objectives of the workshop were to review the existing knowledge on OBI, to identify issues that require further investigation, to highlight both existing controversies and newly emerging perspectives, and ultimately to update the statements previously agreed in 2008. This paper represents the output from the workshop.
ISSN:0168-8278
1600-0641
DOI:10.1016/j.jhep.2019.03.034