Molecular mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00514.x

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Molecular mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 1997

Sheu J C

Abstract excerpt

To clarify the relative role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in hepatocarcinogenesis in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Taiwan, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect the HCV-RNA and HBV-DNA sequences in the serum a...

Topics

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Loss of Heterozygosity
Mutation
Telomerase
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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