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Clinical Implications of HBV PreS/S Mutations and the Effects of PreS2 Deletion on Mitochondria, Liver Fibrosis, and Cancer Development.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2021
Liang Yuh-Jin, Teng Wei, Chen Chih-Li, Sun Cheng-Pu, Teng Rui-Dung, Huang Yen-Hua, Liang Kung-Hao, Chen Yi-Wen, Lin Chung-Chih, Su Chien-Wei, Tao Mi-Hua, Wu Jaw-Ching
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: PreS mutants of HBV have been reported to be associated with HCC. We conducted a longitudinal study of the role of HBV preS mutations in the development of HCC, particularly in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) having low HBV DNA or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, and investigated the effects of secretion-defective preS2 deletion mutant (preS2ΔMT) on hepatocyte damage in vitro...
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