Article
[Associations between hepatitis B virus x gene mutations and hepatocellular carcinoma].
Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 2015
Wang Miao, Hu Yanfang, Shi Weitao, Wang Qinying
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of mutations in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene (HBX, encoding the HBx protein) and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Forty-four patients with HBV-related HCC participated in the study, along with 76 patients with chronic HBV infection who assessed as controls. All patients had serum HBV DNA levels that were higher than 10(3) copies/ml. Extracted...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Incidence
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
