Article
Clinicopathological differences between hepatitis B viral genotype B- and C-related resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2007
Lin C-L, Chen J-D, Liu C-J, Lee P-H, Chen P-J, Lai M-Y, Kao J-H, Chen D-S
Abstract excerpt
Clinical and pathogenic differences exist between hepatitis B viral (HBV) genotypes B and C, and genotype C has a higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development than genotype B. The aim of this study was to investigate whether HBV genotypes B and C influence the clinicopathological features of patients with resectable HCC. Stored serum samples from 193 patients with resectable HBV-related HCC were...
Topics
- Alanine Transaminase
- Bilirubin
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
