https://www.selleckchem.com/products/gsk503.html Loss of serum HBsAg is a hallmark of spontaneous and therapy induced resolution of HBV infection, since it generally reflects a profound decrease in viral replication. However, integrated HBV DNA can contribute to HBsAg expression independent of viral replication. The relative contributions of these sources of HBsAg are not well understood. Specifically, it is not known whether actively transcribed HBV integration could spread throughout the entire liver. The relative distribution of HBsAg and HBV RNA in liver biopsy tissue from HBeAg-negative (HBe ) patients was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization (ISH), respectively. Frozen biopsy tissue was used for molecular analysis of intrahepatic viral RNA, virus-host chimeric transcripts and viral DNA. Immunohistochemistry and ISH analysis revealed HBsAg and HBV RNA positivity in virtually all hepatocytes in the liver of some HBe patients despite very low viremia. Reverse transcription quantitative PCR and RNA-sequencing analysis confiroads. Our findings suggest that transcriptionally active HBV integration can extend to the entire liver in some patients, questioning the clinical utility of HBsAg as a surrogate marker for viral replication. Loss of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) indicates resolution of HBV infection. However, integrated HBV DNA can contribute to HBsAg production independently of viral replication. We investigated the extent of HBsAg-producing viral integration in the livers of patients with low serum viral loads. Our findings suggest that transcriptionally active HBV integration can extend to the entire liver in some patients, questioning the clinical utility of HBsAg as a surrogate marker for viral replication. Contradictory roles of the androgen receptor (AR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis have been reported. We have shown that VETC (vessels encapsulating tumor clusters) mediates invasion-independent metastasis