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Mutational complex genotype of the hepatitis B virus X /precore regions as a novel predictive marker for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cancer science - 1 Feb 2012
Jang Jeong Won, Chun Ji-Yong, Park Young Min, Shin Soo-Kyung, Yoo Wangdon, Kim Soo-Ok, Hong Sun Pyo
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This study explored the combined effect of number and pattern of mutations in the X/precore regions of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome, mutational complex genotype (MCG), on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Sequence variations were determined by direct sequencing and multiplex restriction fragment mass polymorphism analysis in 150 age-, sex- and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status-matched patients...
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