Article
Genotype may correlate with liver carcinogenesis and tumor characteristics in cirrhotic patients infected with hepatitis B virus subtype adw.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2001
Tsubota A, Arase Y, Ren F, Tanaka H, Ikeda K, Kumada H
Abstract excerpt
To identify the influence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype on development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and clinical outcome in chronic HBV infection, 26 consecutive cirrhotic patients infected with HBV subtype adw were investigated prospectively. HBV serology was undertaken using subtype-specific antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigens. The HBV genotype was determined by sequencing directly the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cohort Studies
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
