Clonal Expansion of Normal-Appearing Human Hepatocytes during Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Mason W, Liu C, Aldrich C, Litwin S, Yeh M. Clonal Expansion of Normal-Appearing Human Hepatocytes during Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Journal Of Virology 2010, 84: 8308-8315. PMID: 20519397, PMCID: PMC2916518, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00833-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis B virus infectionB virus infectionExtensive clonal expansionClonal expansionHBV DNAInfected hepatocytesNoncirrhotic liverVirus infectionHepatocellular carcinomaImmune killingHuman HBV carriersNormal-appearing hepatocytesHuman hepatocytesWoodchuck hepatitis virusIntegrated HBV DNAHBV carriersSurgical resectionChronic infectionHepatitis virusNoncancerous liverInfectionLiverTissue sectionsHepatocytes