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Association of hepatitis B virus pre-S deletions with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in Qidong, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Qu Li-Shuai, Liu Jin-Xia, Liu Tao-Tao, Shen Xi-Zhong, Chen Tao-Yang, Ni Zheng-Pin, Lu Cui-Hua
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BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate the roles of mutations in pre-S and S regions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) on the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Qidong, China. METHODS: We conducted an age matched case-control study within a cohort of 2387 male HBV carriers who were recruited from...
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