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Viral load, genotypes, and mutants in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: special emphasis on patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2012
Chu Chia-Ming, Lin Chen-Chun, Lin Shi-Ming, Lin Deng-Yn, Liaw Yun-Fan
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The role of viral factors in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still inconclusive. Whether virological features such as viral load or mutants might change with the progression of HCC remains unknown. A case-control study including patients with early HCC and HBsAg carriers who are presumed to be at the minimal potential of HCC as controls might...
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