Serological evidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and serum alphafetoprotein (AFP) were assayed in sera from 112 Korean patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) and from 63 age- and sex-matched controls. Serological evidence of HBV infection was found in 100% of PHC patients and
Hepatitis delta virus and primary hepatocellular carcinoma in jordan
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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