Associations Between Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and Mutants and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yang, Hwai‐I; Yeh, S.-H.; Chen, Pei‐Jer; H. Iloeje, Uchenna; Jen, C.-L.; Su, Jinpeng; Wang, L.-Y.; Lu, Sheng‐Nan; You, San‐Lin; Chen, Ding‐Shinn; Liaw, Yun‐Fan; Chen, Chiou‐Jong; the REVEAL-HBV Study Group, For

doi:10.1093/jnci/djn243

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Associations Between Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and Mutants and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute • Aug 11, 2008

Authors:

Hwai‐I Yang

S.-H. Yeh

Pei‐Jer Chen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increases with increasing level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in serum (viral load). However, it is unclear whether genetic characteristics of HBV, including HBV genotype and specific genetic mutations, contribute to the risk of HCC. We examined th...

Subject

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatitis B virus

Genotype

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