Article
Genome-wide association study: new genetic insights into HBV/HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma genomes.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2017
Zhu Hairong, Wu Jian, Shen Xizhong
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third common cause of cancer-related death with highest prevalence in developing countries, such as Southeast China and Saharan African. The major pathogenic factors can be categorized into environmental effects and genetic variations, and it is mostly caused by hepatitis B or C virus (HBV and HCV). The geographic prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C (CHB and CHC) varies,...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- China
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
