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Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Alaska Native people with hepatocellular carcinoma: preponderance of genotype F.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2007
Livingston Stephen E, Simonetti Josephine P, McMahon Brian J, Bulkow Lisa R, Hurlburt Kathy J, Homan Chriss E, Snowball Mary M, Cagle Henry H, Williams James L, Chulanov Vladimir P
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BACKGROUND: The development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been associated with specific HBV genotypes and the presence of specific mutations. METHODS: From a cohort of Alaska Native people with chronic HBV infection, we genotyped...
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