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Hepatitis B Virus
Reports outline hepatitis B virus research from Osaka City University
June 15th, 2009
"Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops several years after the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by interferon therapy. Risk factors for the development of HCC are only partly understood," scientists writing in the Journal of Medical Virology report. "To elucidate the role of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with sustained virologic response, the prevalences of HBV-related makers were examined. Study group comprised 16 patients with sustained virologic response (group A) and 50 with HCV (group B). Anti-HBc and anti-HBs in serum were examined by enzyme-linked immunoassay. HBV DNA in liver was examined by nested...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-06-15)
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