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[Analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in hepatocellular carcinoma].
[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science - 1 Nov 1996
Shirakawa H
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been clearly established as a major risk factor in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. In the present study we have attempted to identify the HCV genotypes associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in patients from the USA and Japan. RNAs from tumorous and non-tumorous tissues from 11 HCV seropositive Japanese patients, and plasma from 4 American patients were...
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