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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
Abstract excerpt
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 202 HBV carriers were therefore enrolled to compare serum viral loads in young (</=40 years of age) and old (>40 years...
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