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Amino acid substitutions in hepatitis C virus core region predict hepatocarcinogenesis following eradication of HCV RNA by antiviral therapy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2011
Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Hirakawa Miharu, Kawamura Yusuke, Sezaki Hitomi, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Hosaka Tetsuya, Kobayashi Masahiro, Kobayashi Mariko, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
Substitution of amino acid (aa) 70 and/or 91 in the core region of HCV genotype 1b (HCV-1b) is an important predictor of hepatocarcinogenesis, but its impact on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following eradication of HCV RNA by antiviral therapy is not clear. 1,273 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease, with sustained virological response, defined as negative HCV RNA at 24 weeks after...
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