Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a potentially controllable infection, but it is rarely eliminated from the body. During HBV replication, a covalently closed circular DNA molecule is formed, which remains intracellular and serves as a persistent reservoir that can cause reactivation of HBV infection years after a patient discontinues therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | HIV and Liver Disease |
| Publisher | Springer New York |
| Pages | 141-149 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781441917126 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781441917119 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine