Lower serum viral loads in young patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00780.x

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Lower serum viral loads in young patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2007

Tsai F-C, Liu C-J, Chen C-L, Chen P-J, Lai M-Y, Kao J-H, Chen D-S

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Advanced age and high hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level are risk factors associated with the development of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about the role of viral load in the carcinogenesis of HCC in young people. A total of 183 HBV-related HCC patients and 2...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alanine Transaminase
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Carrier State
DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged

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