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Hepatitis B virus genotype in Iranian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Aghakhani Arezoo, Hamkar Rasool, Zamani Nastaran, Eslamifar Ali, Banifazl Mohammad, Saadat Alireza, Sofian Masoomeh, Adibi Ladan, Irani Nemat, Mehryar Matin, Akbari Hassan Mohammad Hosseini, Purkhayat Seyed Mohammad Javad, Ramezani Amitis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV appears to be the most common cause of HCC in Iran. To date, no study has been carried out on the HBV genotype in Iranian HCC patients. This study was undertaken to determine the HBV genotype in Iranian patients with HCC. METHODS: Paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 40 patients...
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