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We aimed to evaluate the associations between HBV RNA and conventional biomarkers of HBV replication in the Senegalese Hepatitis B Cohort Study (SEN-B).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We included all treatment-naive, human immunodeficiency virus\u2013negative participants of SEN-B with chronic HBV infection confirmed by a quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) &amp;gt;0.05\u2005IU\/mL. We quantified HBV RNA, HBV DNA, and HBsAg levels and evaluated associations between those markers stratified by HBV infection phase, alanine aminotransferase level, and liver fibrosis stage.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 719 participants, 17 (2.4%) were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive (EP), 620 (86.2%) were classified as HBeAg-negative chronic infection (ENCI), and 82 (11.4%) were classified as HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis (ENCH). HBV RNA was undetectable in 361 (49.8%) participants, and detectable but unquantifiable in 188 (26.1%). HBV RNA levels correlated moderately with HBV DNA levels in EP (\u03c1 = 0.58, P = .01) and ENCH (\u03c1 = 0.54, P &amp;lt; .001) and weakly in ENCI (\u03c1 = 0.39, P &amp;lt; .001). HBsAg levels were only significantly correlated with HBV RNA levels in the ENCH group (\u03c1 = \u22120.22, P = .05). In multivariable logistic regression, HBV RNA levels and HBV RNA to HBV DNA ratio were independently associated with significant liver fibrosis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In our cohort of treatment-naive persons with HBV from Senegal, approximately 50% had undetectable HBV RNA levels. HBV RNA levels correlated with HBV DNA but not HBsAg levels in all phases of HBV infection and may provide an additional tool to assess HBV disease phase and activity.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/infdis\/jiaf190","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,19]],"date-time":"2025-04-19T04:53:27Z","timestamp":1745038407000},"page":"e64-e72","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Circulating Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) RNA and Conventional Markers in Treatment-Naive Persons With HBV in Senegal"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"232","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1015-8947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lorin","family":"Begr\u00e9","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern , Bern ,","place":["Switzerland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Messan 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