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Hepatitis B and C Viruses Infection, Lifestyle and Genetic Polymorphisms as Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Haimen, China
1 Dec 2002
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study was carried out to investigate the impact of factors including virus infection, aflatoxin B1, microcystins, smoking/drinking and dietary habits as well as genetic polymorphisms of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) and cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1), on susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Haimen, China. A total of 248 patients with HCC and 248 sex-, age- and residence-matched...
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