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Precore/basal core promoter mutants and hepatitis B viral DNA levels as predictors for liver deaths and hepatocellular carcinoma.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Nov 2006
Tong Myron J, Blatt Lawrence M, Kao Jia-Horng, Cheng Jason Tzuying, Corey William G
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AIM: To conduct a retrospective study in 400 chronic hepatitis B patients in order to identify hepatitis B viral factors associated with complications of liver disease or development of hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS: The mean follow-up time was 83.6+/-39.6 mo. Alpha-fetoprotein test and abdominal ultrasound were used for cancer surveillance. Hepatitis B basal core promoter mutants, precore mutants, genotypes,...
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