2011
Low prevalence of HBV DNA in the liver allograft from anti‐HBc‐positive donors: a single‐center experience
Pan J, Oh S, Soldevila‐Pico C, Nelson D, Liu C. Low prevalence of HBV DNA in the liver allograft from anti‐HBc‐positive donors: a single‐center experience. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 164-170. PMID: 20156222, PMCID: PMC3480317, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01211.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiviral AgentsCase-Control StudiesDNA, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft SurvivalHepatitis BHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Core AntigensHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTissue DonorsTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeVirus ActivationConceptsHepatitis B virusDetectable HBV DNAHBV DNALiver allograftsLow prevalenceDe novo hepatitis B.Serum HBV DNA levelsHepatitis B core antigenHepatitis B surface antigenHBV DNA levelsSingle-center experienceB core antigenLiver biopsy tissueB surface antigenViral protein expressionHBV serologySeronegative recipientsHBV infectionHepatitis B.Such prophylaxisPositive donorsCore antigenRetrospective studyB virusProphylaxis
2010
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