Interferon reduces somatic mutation of mitochondrial DNA in liver tissues from chronic viral hepatitis patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 494-498

  Nishikawa, Manabu ^a   Nishiguchi, S ^a   Kioka, K ^b   Tamori, A ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Interferon; Mitochondrial DNA; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC MUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 24044496946     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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