Open AccessHepatitis B Virus Genotype and DNA Level and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study in Men
Author(s) -
Mingyang Yu,
Shiou–Hwei Yeh,
PeiJer Chen,
YunFan Liaw,
Chih–Lin Lin,
ChunJen Liu,
Wei-Liang Shih,
JiaHorng Kao,
DingShinn Chen,
ChienJen Chen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/dji043
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , genotype , hepatitis b virus , virology , medicine , prospective cohort study , hepatitis a virus , virus , biology , genetics , gene
Although chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been established as a cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the roles of viral load and HBV genotype remain unclear.