Journal of Hepatology
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 743-746, May 2008

Occult hepatitis B virus in liver tissue of individuals without hepatic disease

  • Giovanni Raimondo

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Messina University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria, 98124 Messina, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 90 2212392; fax: +39 90 2935162.
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  • Giuseppe Navarra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, Messina University Hospital, Italy
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  • Stefania Mondello

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Messina University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria, 98124 Messina, Italy
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  • Lucy Costantino

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Messina University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria, 98124 Messina, Italy
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  • Guido Colloredo

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, Seriate Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
    • Present address: Internal Medicine Department, Policlinico San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy.
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  • Eugenio Cucinotta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Pathology, Messina University Hospital, Messina, Italy
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  • Gaetano Di Vita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical and Oncological Sciences, Palermo University Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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  • Claudio Scisca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Pathology, Messina University Hospital, Messina, Italy
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  • Giovanni Squadrito

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Messina University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria, 98124 Messina, Italy
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  • Teresa Pollicino

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Messina University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria, 98124 Messina, Italy

Received 19 October 2007; received in revised form 4 January 2008; accepted 7 January 2008. published online 13 February 2008.

Associate Editor: F. Zoulim

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 The authors declare that they do not have anything to disclose regarding funding from industries or conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript.

PII: S0168-8278(08)00081-0

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2008.01.023

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 743-746, May 2008