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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2022

Hepatitis B virus DNA integration as a novel biomarker of hepatitis B virus-mediated pathogenetic properties and a barrier to the current strategies for hepatitis B virus cure.

Romina Salpini, Stefano D'Anna, Livia Benedetti, Lorenzo Piermatteo, Upkar Gill, Valentina Svicher, Patrick T F Kennedy

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Romina SalpiniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
Stefano D'AnnaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
Livia BenedettiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
Lorenzo PiermatteoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
Upkar GillBarts Liver Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Valentina SvicherDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
Patrick T F KennedyBarts Liver Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

MRF_ MRF-044-0004-F-GILL-C0823
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic infection with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. HBV-DNA integration into the human genome is recognized as a frequent event occurring during the early phases of HBV infection and characterizing the entire course of HBV natural history. The development of refined molecular biology technologies sheds new light on the functional implications of HBV-DNA integration into the human genome, including its role in the progression of HBV-related pathogenesis and in triggering the establishment of pro-oncogenic mechanisms, promoting the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The present review provides an updated and comprehensive overview of the current body of knowledge on HBV-DNA integration, focusing on the molecular mechanisms underlying HBV-DNA integration and its occurrence throughout the different phases characterizing the natural history of HBV infection. Furthermore, here we discuss the main clinical implications of HBV integration as a biomarker of HBV-related pathogenesis, particularly in reference to hepatocarcinogenesis, and how integration may act as a barrier to the achievement of HBV cure with current and novel antiviral therapies. Overall, a more refined insight into the mechanisms and functionality of HBV integration is paramount, since it can potentially inform the design of

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chronic HBV infectionHBV biomarkersHBV cureHBV-DNA integrationhepatocellular carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID36118192
PMCPMC9478028
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