1. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
2. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Hannover‐Braunschweig Germany
3. Institute of Medical Virology Justus Liebig University Giessen National Reference Center for Hepatitis B and D viruses Giessen Germany
4. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Giessen‐Marburg‐Langen Germany
5. Roche (China) Holding Ltd Product Development–Biometrics/Biostatistics Shanghai China
6. Roche Products Ltd Product Development–Clinical Science Welwyn Garden City UK
7. Centre for Individualized Infection Medicine (CIIM), A Joint Venture of Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany