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Hepatitis C virus genotype 3a infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Pakistan experience.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Oct 2009
Idrees Muhammad, Rafique Shazia, Rehman Irshadur, Akbar Haji, Yousaf Muhammad-Zubair, Butt Sadia, Awan Zunaira, Manzoor Sobia, Akram Madiha, Aftab Mahwish, Khubaib Bushra, Riazuddin Sheikh
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AIM: To assess the association between chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Pakistan, and the genotype distribution among these HCC patients. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-one subjects with HCC were included in this study. Liver biopsy was performed on 145 of the patients; sixteen were excluded because they failed to fulfill the inclusion criteria. Qualitative...
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