Open AccessA case-control study of the relationship between hepatitis B virus DNA level and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Qidong, China
Author(s) -
Taotao Liu,
Yīng Fāng,
Hui Xiong,
Taoyang Chen,
Zheng-Pin Ni,
Jianfeng Luo,
Na Zhao,
Xin Shen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3059
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatitis b virus , odds ratio , medicine , hepatitis b , case control study , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , liver cancer , hbsag , virology , immunology , virus
To investigate the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a nested case-control study was performed to study the relationship between HBV DNA level and risk of HCC.