ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2016
Genetic variation of occult hepatitis B virus infection.
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- High Burden of Occult Hepatitis B Infection in HIV-Infected Patients in Southern Vietnam: Insights from Serological and Molecular Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Molecular insights into the mechanisms of occult hepatitis B virus infection.Archives of virology · 2026Review
- Characteristics of occult hepatitis B infection among pregnant women in the Center Region of Cameroon: rationale for universal administration of hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Occult hepatitis B virus infection among hepatitis B surface antigen negative vaccinated healthcare workers in East Gojjam zone hospitals.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Complete Genome Sequencing of Occult Hepatitis B Virus in Hemodialysis Patients Reveals Subgenotype D2 and Immune Escape Mutations in Bangladesh.International journal of microbiology · 2026Article
- Dual defects in HBsAg antigenicity and secretion caused by the C138R mutation in the S gene trigger occult hepatitis B virus infection.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Residual transfusion risk of occult hepatitis B transmission associated to genotypes A and E among blood donors in Yaoundé, Cameroon.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus in People Living with HIV in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in Botswana.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Characterization of a breakthrough vaccine escape strain associated with overt hepatitis B virus infection.Virus genes · 2024Article
- Global Perspectives on the Hepatitis B Vaccination: Challenges, Achievements, and the Road to Elimination by 2030.Vaccines · 2024Review
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- Contemporary and historical human migration patterns shape hepatitis B virus diversity.Virus evolution · 2024Article
- Frequency of HBsAg variants in occult hepatitis B virus infected patients and detection by ARCHITECT HBsAg quantitative.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
- The importance of triple panel testing for hepatitis B and the burden of isolated anti-hepatitis B core antibodies within a community sample.Journal of virus eradication · 2023Article
- Occult hepatitis B in Iranian blood donors, an overview of the challenges: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Host immunity and HBV S gene mutation in HBsAg-negative HBV-infected patients.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Maternal A90V mutation in the PreS1 gene of sub-genotype C2 hepatitis B virus is associated with intrauterine transmission.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2023Article
- Occult hepatitis B - the result of the host immune response interaction with different genomic expressions of the virus.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Circulating immune complexes and mutations of HBsAg are associated with the undetectable HBsAg in anti-HBs and HBeAg positive occult hepatitis B virus infection.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI), characterized as the persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) seronegativity and low viral load in blood or liver, is a special form of HBV infection. OBI may be related mainly to mutations in the HBV genome, although the underlying mechanism of it remains to be clarified. Mutations especially within the immunodominant "α" determinant of S protein are "hot spots" that could contribute to the occurrence of OBI via affecting antigenicity and immunogenicity of HBsAg or replication and secretion of virion. Clinical reports account for a large proportion of previous studies on OBI, while functional analyses, especially those based on full-length HBV genome, are rare.
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