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Epidemic spread of hepatitis C virus genotype 3a and relation to high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Pakistan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2009
Khan Anis, Tanaka Yasuhito, Azam Zahid, Abbas Zaigham, Kurbanov Fuat, Saleem Uzma, Hamid Saeed, Jafri Wasim, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Studies conducted in different populations worldwide revealed an association between HCV genotype 1 and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than in infection with other HCV genotypes. There are reports which reveal the association of HCV genotype 3a (HCV-3a) with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis but its relation with the development of HCC has not been investigated. In Pakistan, where the incidence of...
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