Article
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 cir...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Trans-Activators