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Clinical features and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with respect to pre-S deletion and basal core promoter mutations of hepatitis B virus Genotype C2.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2011
Ryu Han Jak, Kim Do Young, Park Jun Yong, Chang Hye Young, Lee Myoung Ha, Han Kwang-Hyub, Chon Chae Yoon, Ahn Sang Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Few studies have reported on the clinical characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the time of diagnosis with regard to pre-S and basal core promoter (BCP) mutations. In this study, the clinical features and prognosis of 126 Korean HCC patients were examined with respect to pre-S deletion and BCP mutations of hepatitis B virus. The proportion of HCC patients according to tumor-node-metastasis stage...
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