Hepatitis B Virus
Research on hepatitis B virus published by scientists at Toranomon Hospital
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 8th, 2009
Fresh data on hepatitis B virus are presented in the report 'Occult hepatitis B virus infection increases hepatocellular carcinogenesis by eight times in patients with non-B, non-C liver cirrhosis: a cohort study.' According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "An impact of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA on hepatocarcinogenesis has not been investigated in a cohort of patients with non-B, non-C cirrhosis. Eighty-two consecutive Japanese patients with cirrhosis, who showed negative hepatitis B surface antigen and negative anti-hepatitis C virus, were observed for a median of 5.8 years."
"Hepatitis B virus core (HBc) region and HBx region were assayed with nested polymerase...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-06-08)
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