A prospective cohort study of novel markers of hepatitis B virus replication in human immunodeficiency virus coinfection
The contribution of the novel biomarkers, HBV RNA and HBcrAg, to characterization of HBV-HIV coinfection is unclear. We evaluated the longitudinal dynamics of HBV RNA and HBcrAg and their association with classical HBV serum biomarkers and liver histology and viral staining.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Raymond T. Chung, Wendy C. King, Marc G. Ghany, Mauricio Lisker-Melman, Amanda S. Hinerman, Mandana Khalili, Mark Sulkowski, Mamta K. Jain, Eun-Young K. Choi, Michael A. Nalesnik, Atul K. Bhan, Gavin Cloherty, David K. Wong, Richard K. Sterling, HBV-HIV C Source Type: research