title: The natural history and the staging of chronic hepatitis B: time for reevaluation of the virus-host relationship based on molecular virology and immunopathogenesis considerations?
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Locarnini
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Visvanathan
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D014758:Viral Core Proteins