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Hepatitis C virus infection associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma: lack of correlation with p53 abnormalities in Caucasian patients.
Cancer - 15 Oct 1998
Pontisso P, Belluco C, Bertorelle R, De Moliner L, Chieco-Bianchi L, Nitti D, Lise M, Alberti A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several lines of evidence indicate that there is a close association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the role of the virus itself in the development of the disease is not yet well understood. METHODS: In liver samples from 15 anti-HCV positive Caucasian patients with HCC, the authors searched for the presence and genomic characteristics of the...
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