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HBV DNA integration and HBV-transcript expression in non-B, non-C hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2003
Tamori Akihiro, Nishiguchi Shuhei, Kubo Shoji, Narimatsu Takashi, Habu Daiki, Takeda Tadashi, Hirohashi Kazuhiro, Shiomi Susumu
Abstract excerpt
Few studies have examined the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients without hepatitis virus infection. We evaluated the role of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the development of HCC in Japanese patients without hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to hepatitis C antigen (anti-HCV). Twenty-one HBsAg negative and anti-HCV negative (non-B, non-C) patients with HCC were...
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