Article
Comparison of complete sequences of hepatitis B virus genotype C between inactive carriers and hepatocellular carcinoma patients before and after seroconversion.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2007
Ito Kiyoaki, Tanaka Yasuhito, Kato Michio, Fujiwara Kei, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Sakamoto Tomoyuki, Shinkai Noboru, Orito Etsuro, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most patients who acquire chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by perinatal transmission become inactive carriers (IC) after hepatitis B e (HBe) antigen seroconversion, whereas some patients have persistent abnormal serum transaminase levels and develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the anti-HBe-positive phase. The aim of this study was to investigate the HCC-related mutations of HBV....
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