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Persistence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viral Genomes in Primary Liver Cancers from HBsAg-Negative Patients: A Study of a Low-endemic Area
1 Jan 1993
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The role of HBV and HCV in the course of primary liver cancer in patients who are negative for HBsAg has been debated. Using a combination of serological and polymerase chain reaction assays, we investigated the association between HCV and HBV infections and primary liver cancer in 24 HBsAg-negative patients living in France. The presence of HCV RNA and HBV DNA sequences was tested for in serum and in tumorous...
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