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Hepatitis B virus pre-S deletion mutations are a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: a matched nested case-control study.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2008
Fang Zhong-Liao, Sabin Caroline A, Dong Bai-Qing, Wei Shao-Chao, Chen Qin-Yan, Fang Kong-Xiong, Yang Jin-Ye, Huang Jian, Wang Xue-Yan, Harrison Tim J
Abstract excerpt
A matched nested case-control study of 33 paired cases and controls was conducted, based on a study cohort in Long An county, Guangxi, China, to determine whether infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) with pre-S deletions is independently associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), without the confounding effects of basal core promoter (BCP) double mutations. The prevalence of pre-S...
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