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Tumor hepatitis B virus RNA identifies a clinically and molecularly distinct subset of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PLoS computational biology - 1 Feb 2021
Lim Huat Chye, Gordan John D
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) initiation and is associated with worse outcomes. Many prior studies of HBV-related HCC have not accounted for potential heterogeneity among HBV-related tumors by assessing whether HBV activity is present in tumor tissue. Here, we measured tumor HBV RNA, a proxy for viral activity, and investigated the association between HBV RNA...
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