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Prediction models of hepatocellular carcinoma development in chronic hepatitis B patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Oct 2016
Lee Hye Won, Ahn Sang Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Applying the same strategies for antiviral therapy and HCC surveillance to all chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients would be a burden worldwide. To properly manage CHB patients, it is necessary to identify and classify the risk for HCC development in such patients. Several HCC risk scores based on risk...
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