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Hepatitis B virus (<scp>HBV</scp>) <scp>DNA</scp> integration in patients with occult <scp>HBV</scp> infection and hepatocellular carcinoma
13 Feb 2015
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA integration in the host genome is a major mechanism responsible for the etiopathogenetic role exerted by HBV in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Extensive analyses evaluating viral integration in HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) negative patients with occult HBV infection (OBI) have not yet been performed. The aim of this study was to investigate and...
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