title: Occult hepatitis B infection.
authors: Division of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy; Department of Pediatric, Gynecologic, Microbiology and Biomedical Science, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: tpollicino@unime.it.
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Pollicino
authors: Division of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: raimondo@unime.it.
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Raimondo
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
keywords: Clinical implication of occult HBV infection; Epigenetic control of HBV; Immunological control of HBV; Occult HBV infection