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Family history influences the early onset of hepatocellular carcinoma.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jun 2012
Park Chung-Hwa, Jeong Seung-Hee, Yim Hyeon-Woo, Kim Jin Dong, Bae Si Hyun, Choi Jong Young, Yoon Seung Kew
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the relationship between a positive family history of primary liver cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in Korean HCC patients. METHODS: We studied a total of 2242 patients diagnosed with HCC between January 1990 and July 2008, whose family history of primary liver cancer was clearly described in the medical records. RESULTS: Of the 2242 patients, 165 (7.4%) had a positive...
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