Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) greatly increases the risk for liver cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV isolates worldwide can be divided into ten genotypes …

Approximately 2 billion people worldwide are infected with HBV, and 350 million people are
chronic carriers. HBV is classified into nine genotypes (A to I). Genotype F is the most …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: This study presents a real-time reverse-transcription PCR (rt-RT-
PCR) assay for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) RNA quantification, designed to clarify the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related death
worldwide with currently limited treatment options. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have distinct genetic and geographic diversity and may
be associated with specific clinical characteristics, progression, severity of disease and …

The long‐term benefits of interferon‐α (IFN‐α) treatment in children with chronic hepatitis B
(CHB) remain unclear. We conducted a retrospective and real‐world study to evaluate the …

Hepatitis B is a worldwide health problem affecting about 2 billion people and more than
350 million are chronic carriers of the virus. Nine HBV genotypes (A to I) have been …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, which affects 7%–10% of HIV-infected patients, is
associated with an increased frequency of AIDS-related and non-AIDS-related clinical …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype G (HBV/G) is an unusual variant, and little is known about
its epidemiology and natural history, particularly the requirement for a co-infecting HBV …

ABSTRACT A mathematical model of the transmission dynamics of infectious disease is an
important theoretical epidemiology method, which has been used to simulate the prevalence …