From core to surface: Expanding the donor pool with Hepatitis B Surface antigen positive liver allografts

1Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Abbreviations: AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; HBcAb, hepatitis B core antibody; HBIG, hepatitis B immunoglobulin; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; ILTS, International Liver Transplantation Society; LT, liver transplantation; NA, nucleos(t)ide analogs. Correspondence Pratima Sharma, University of Michigan, 3912 Taubman Center, 1500 E Medical Center Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Email: [email protected]