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Development of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B patients with advanced fibrosis is independent of viral genotype.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2017
Kumar Rajneesh, Testoni Barbara, Fresquet Judith, Lim Tony Kiat Hon, Hao Ying, Tan Hui Hui, Chow Wan Cheng, Zoulim Fabien
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B is leading cause of liver related morbidity in Asia with predominant genotypes B and C in East-Asia. Data on Serum, intrahepatic viral-markers, and long-term follow-up of prevalent genotypes (GT) B and C in patients with biopsy proven advanced fibrosis are sparse. To compare serum, intrahepatic viral-markers and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in GT-B and C in patients with advanced...
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