The global burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is enormous, with 257 million persons
chronically infected, resulting in more than 880,000 deaths per year worldwide. HBV exists …

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective virus and a satellite of the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Its RNA genome is unique among animal viruses, but it shares common features with some …

Background & Aims HDV infection causes severe chronic liver disease in individuals
infected with HBV. However, the factors associated with poor prognosis are largely …

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a small, defective RNA virus that can infect only individuals
who have hepatitis B virus (HBV); worldwide more than 15 million people are co-infected …

The natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and disease is complex and
highly variable. We review the natural history of chronic hepatitis B with emphasis on the …

The great increase in information on liver disease since the beginning of the second world
war made clinicians aware of the need for an authoritative review of the present position and …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects hepatocytes specifically and causes immune‐mediated liver
damage. How HBV interacts with the innate immunity at the early phase of infection, either …

The authors conducted a study to assess the importance of underlying liver cirihosis in the
development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the multifactorial etiology of liver …

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is responsible for the most severe form of acute and chronic viral
hepatitis. We previously proposed that the Deltavirus genus is composed of eight major …

Background & Aims: Genotypes and viremia of hepatitis D virus (HDV) and hepatitis B virus
(HBV) may be associated with outcomes. This study evaluated the impact of viral genotypes …