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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Alaska Native Children and Young Adults with Hepatitis B Virus: Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 2016
Gounder Prabhu P, Bulkow Lisa R, Snowball Mary, Negus Susan, Spradling Philip R, McMahon Brian J
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in Alaska Native children and young adults with hepatitis B virus (HBV). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a population-based cohort of Alaska Native persons with HBV followed during 1982-2012. All individuals with HBV were offered HCC screening regardless of age using alpha-fetoprotein every 6 months; persons with an elevated alpha-fetoprotein...
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