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Hepatitis B: liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique - 1 Jan 2000
Lok A S F
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is estimated to be the cause of 55-60% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the world. It has been estimated that up to 40% of HBV-related HCC occur in persons who do not have cirrhosis while almost all cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC occur in the setting of cirrhosis. Data on the performance of non-invasive tests for liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis...
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