In Taiwan, hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the major malignancies in children between 5 and 14 yr of age. We studied the status of hepatitis B virus DNA in the hepatocellular carcinoma and nontumorous liver tissues of eight children with positive serum HBsAg and maternal HBsAg. The hepatocellular
Hepatitis B related childhood hepatocellular carcinoma. Childhood hepatic malignancies
โ Scribed by Christian R. De Potter; Eddy Robberecht; Genevieve Laureys; Claude A. Cuvelier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 639 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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