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Detection of hepatitis B virus X-region DNA in liver tissue from patients with hepatitis C virus-associated cirrhosis who subsequently developed hepatocellular carcinoma.
International journal of oncology - 1 Jun 1999
Shibata Y, Nakata K, Tsuruta S, Hamasaki K, Hayashida Y, Kato Y, Nakao K, Eguchi K
Abstract excerpt
The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients chronically infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is relatively higher in Japan than in Western countries. The presence of hepatitis B virus X (HBX)-DNA in the liver tissue samples obtained on enrollment from 69 patients with HCV-associated cirrhosis who were subsequently followed in our hospital was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). During the...
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