Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	20126
Country	India

Received	2015-05-29 09:35
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Revised	2015-07-06 18:11
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ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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Category	Virology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Compartmentalization of hepatitis B virus: Looking beyond the liver
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sibnarayan Datta
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Corresponding Author	Sibnarayan Datta, PhD, DRDS, Mo­lecular Virology Laboratory, Defence Research Laboratory (DRDO), Post bag No. 2, Tezpur, Assam 784001, India. sndatta1978@gmail.com
Key Words	Lymphotropism; Compartmentalization; Hepatitis B virus; Peripheral blood mononuclear cell; Genotype
Core Tip	This editorial discusses the phenomenon of compartmentalization of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells, their clinical relevance in emergence of escape mutants/drug resistant strains and also in transmission of infection through intrauterine routes. Referring to findings reported in some of the recently published articles on this topic, possible implications of compartmentalization is discussed with a focus on knowledge gaps that need to be filled to better understand HBV biology and pathology.
Publish Date	2015-09-15 18:11
Citation	Datta S. Compartmentalization of hepatitis B virus: Looking beyond the liver. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(20): 2241-2244
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i20/2241.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i20.2241

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