Virologic monitoring of hepatitis B virus therapy in clinical trials and practice: recommendations for a standardized approach.

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Published in Gastroenterology on November 28, 2007

Authors

Jean-Michel Pawlotsky1, Geoffrey Dusheiko, Angelos Hatzakis, Daryl Lau, George Lau, T Jake Liang, Stephen Locarnini, Paul Martin, Douglas D Richman, Fabien Zoulim

Author Affiliations

1: French National Reference Center for Viral Hepatitis B, C and delta, Department of Virology, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris XII, Créteil, France. jean-michel.pawlotsky@hmn.aphp.fr

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