PubMed ID:
25010003
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2015
Affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2014.06.028
Authors:
Fontana RJ,
Lisker-Melman M,
Chung RT,
Ghany MG,
Lee WM,
Khalili M,
Kleiner D,
Sterling RK,
Afdhal N,
Ayala C,
Barritt AS,
Bass S,
Belle SH,
Betts M,
Cardona D,
Cardona-Gonzalez L,
Carithers RC,
Chang KM,
Cloonan Y,
Cooper SL,
Danielson M,
Darling JM,
DeVole N,
Di Bisceglie AM,
Do S,
Evon D,
Feld J,
French S,
Fried MW,
Fryzek N,
Ganova-Raeva LM,
Haller T,
Han J,
Han SH,
Hassan M,
Haynes-Williams V,
Heathcoate J,
Hepatitis B Research Network,
Hepatitis B Research Network,
Hofmann C,
Huddleston L,
Janssen HL,
Javaid A,
Johnson G,
Juan J,
Kaza S,
Keith J,
Kelley S,
Khudyakov Y,
Kim WR,
King DL,
Kowdley KV,
La D,
Lau DT,
Lau I,
Lawlor S,
Levine D,
Liang TJ,
Li R,
Li R,
Liu L,
Lok AS,
Lombardero M,
Luketic VA,
MacGregor JM,
Marsh T,
Mathisen T,
McKenna B,
Metheny V,
Minshall S,
Montaner LJ,
Mooney J,
Morris N,
Nagy RA,
Nasser I,
Niu J,
Oberhelman K,
Olson E,
Park JJ,
Patel K,
Peacock V,
Pelesko A,
Perrillo R,
Podolskaya V,
Poerzgen P,
Punkova LT,
Rivera E,
Roberts LR,
Rodd C,
Shuhart MC,
Smith CI,
Smith PG,
Stadheim L,
Stahler AC,
Stoliker D,
Strom S,
Teo CG,
Terrault NA,
Torrey K,
Tran TT,
Tsai N,
Ungermann A,
Valiga ME,
Wahed A,
Walters B,
Wang CC,
Wong DK,
Yim C,
Zadorozny E
Studies:
Hepatitis B Research Network
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide; populations that migrate to the United States and Canada might be affected disproportionately. The Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN) is a cooperative network of investigators from the United States and Canada, created to facilitate clinical, therapeutic, and translational research in adults and children with hepatitis B. We describe the structure of the network and baseline characteristics of adults with hepatitis B enrolled in the network.