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Precore/Core Region Mutations in Hepatitis B Virus DNA Predict Postoperative Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Xie Ying, Liu Shufeng, Zhao Yufei, Zhang Lan, Zhao Yue, Liu Binghui, Guo Zhanjun
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA is prone to mutations because of the proofreading deficiencies of HBV polymerase. We have identified hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) survival-associated HBV mutations in the X protein region of HBV DNA. In the present study, we extend our research to assess HCC survival-associated HBV mutations in the HBV precore/core (PreC/C) region. The PreC/C region was amplified and sequenced and...
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