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T1653 mutation in the enhancer II region of the hepatitis B virus genome in southern African Blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 May 2010
Welschinger Robert, Kew Michael C, Viana Raquel, Badri Motasim
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BACKGROUND: An increased incidence of C-to-T1653 transversion (T1653) in the enhancer II region of the core promoter of hepatitis B virus has been reported in Japanese and Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma infected with genotypes B or C of the virus, but little information is available in patients infected with other genotypes. AIM: To document the prevalence of T1653 in Black Africans with...
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