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The association between steatosis and diabetes with hepatocellular carcinoma in non-genotype 3 chronic hepatitis C patients.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2018
Yen Yi-Hao, Lin Ming-Tsung, Kuo Fang-Ying, Chang Kuo-Chin, Tsai Ming-Chao, Tseng Po-Lin, Wu Cheng-Kun, Lin Jung-Ting, Hu Tsung-Hui, Lu Sheng-Nan, Wang Jing-Houng, Hung Chao-Hung, Chen Chien-Hung
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been found to be strongly associated with an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. Several studies have also found an association between metabolic steatosis and the risk of HCC in CHC patients, whether this latter association has been accounted for by the known relationship between DM and HCC is still unknown....
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