Hepatitis Viruses: Transcription, Replication, and Persistence
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: HBV, HDV, CMV and HIV
Interests: clinical virology; viral pathogenesis; HCV drug resistance; classic and molecular epidemiology; micro-biome and metagenome analysis; infectious diseases; microbiology; viral hepatitis; HIV; antibiotic re-sistance
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Dear Colleagues,
Viral hepatitis represents one of the major global public health challenges. According to the latest estimates, more than 254 million people live with chronic HBV infection and approximately 50 million with HCV, while each year 1.3 million deaths are reported due to complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite progress in prevention and treatment, the clinical and socioeconomic impact remains enormous.
For some infections, such as hepatitis C, curative therapies are available. However, in the case of HBV, current drugs allow only a functional cure, without a complete eradication of the virus.
By increasing our knowledge on molecular processes such as episomal DNA formation, integration into the host genome, transcription of mRNAs and virus-host interactions we can pose bases for the development of next-generation antivirals.
In this Special Issue, we will focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms of transcription, replication, molecular virus-host interactions and persistence strategies of hepatitis viruses
Dr. Lorenzo Piermatteo
Dr. Nadia Marascio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hepatitis Viruses
- Viral Transcription and Replication
- Viral Persistence
- Virus-Host Interactions
- Antiviral Targets
- Therapeutic Strategies
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