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Complicated relationships of amino acid substitution in hepatitis C virus core region and IL28B genotype influencing hepatocarcinogenesis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2012
Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Seko Yuya, Kawamura Yusuke, Sezaki Hitomi, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Hosaka Tetsuya, Kobayashi Masahiro, Hara Tasuku, Kobayashi Mariko, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The impact of amino acid (aa) 70 substitution in the core region on hepatocarcinogenesis and survival for liver-related death in patients of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b (HCV-1b), who had not received antiviral therapy, is unknown. The relationships among aa 70 substitution, IL28B genotype, and hepatocarcinogenesis are also not clear. A total of 1,181 consecutive HCV-infected patients, who had...
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