This was a prospective study conducted from January to September 2017. A total of 244 individuals aged 18 and over and divided into two groups were included in this study. The first group consisted of 110 carriers for chronic HBV (HBsAg positive > six months) recruited at the Pietro Annigoni Biomolecular Research Center (CERBA/LABIOGENE). The second group included 134 negative controls subjects for HBV, HCV, and HIV recruited at the Regional Blood Transfusion Center of Ouagadougou (CRTS/O).
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