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Specific mutations in enhancer II/core promoter of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes C1/C2 increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2006
Tanaka Yasuhito, Mukaide Motokazu, Orito Etsuro, Yuen Man-Fung, Ito Kiyoaki, Kurbanov Fuat, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Asahina Yasuhiro, Izumi Namiki, Kato Michio, Lai Ching-Lung, Ueda Ryuzo, Mizokami Masashi
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis B virus genotype C (HBV/C) has been classified into two geographically distinct subgenotypes; HBV/C1/Cs (Southeast Asia) and HBV/C2/Ce (East Asia). METHODS: Viral differences in enhancer II/core promoter and precore regions between the subgenotypes and their association...
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