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Influence of hepatitis C virus subtype on hepatocellular carcinogenesis: a multivariate analysis of a retrospective cohort of 593 patients with cirrhosis.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2002
Ikeda Kenji, Kobayashi Masahiro, Someya Takashi, Saitoh Satoshi, Tsubota Akihito, Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Arase Yasuji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes on hepatocellular carcinogenesis was prospectively investigated. METHODS: A total of 593 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were recruited and their HCV subtype was determined. RESULTS: The carcinogenesis rates in the patients with HCV group 1 (genotype 1a +1b, n = 442) and group 2 (genotype 2a +2b, n = 136) were 32.0 and 26.6% at the end of the 5th...
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