Article
Basal core promoter T1762/A1764 and precore A1896 gene mutations in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive hepatocellular carcinoma: a comparison with chronic carriers.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Dec 2007
Tong Myron J, Blatt Lawrence M, Kao Jia-Horng, Cheng Jason Tzuying, Corey William G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and specific viral factors have been identified that may increase the risk for HCC development. However, the differences in these viral factors in chronic carriers who seldom develop HCC compared with HCC patients have not been adequately evaluated. METHODS: From 1989 to 2005, 101 hepatitis B surface...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
