Article
HBV core promoter mutations prevail in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma from Guangxi, China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 1998
Fang Z L, Ling R, Wang S S, Nong J, Huang C S, Harrison T J
Abstract excerpt
The development of primary liver cancer frequently is associated with persistent HBV infection, and tumours may arise in individuals who are anti-HBe positive. However, it is unclear whether viruses with an HBeAg-negative phenotype are associated with tumour development or are selected, during se...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Carrier State
- China
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B e Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phenotype