Combined mutations in pre-S/surface and core promoter/precore regions of hepatitis B virus increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: A case-control study

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 198, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1634-1642

  Chen, Chien Hung ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Lee, Chuan Mo ^a,b   Hung, Chao Hung ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a   Wang, Jing Houng ^a   Wang, Jyh Chwan ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; START CODON; VIRUS MUTATION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56649089786     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592990     Document Type: Article

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