Association of Hepatitis B Virus Pre-S Deletions with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis B

Background. We aimed to determine whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-S deletion was an independent factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods. Pre-S deletions were determined in HBV isolates from 115 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with HCC. Sixty-nine patients were fu...

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Main Authors: Yeung, Pok, Wong, Danny Ka-Ho, Lai, Ching-Lung, Fung, James, Seto, Wai-Kay, Yuen, Man-Fung
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072715/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21227916
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiq096
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