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Hepatocellular carcinoma: from gene to public health.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 17 Dec 1997
Montesano R, Hainaut P, Wild C P
Abstract excerpt
Liver diseases associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including hepatocellular carcinoma, account for more than 1 million deaths annually worldwide. In addition to HBV infection, other risk factors are involved in the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and, among these, dietary exposure to the carcinogenic aflatoxins is of particular importance in certain regions of southeast Asia and...
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