Hepatocellular carcinoma tissues from HBsAg-negative patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease were investigated for the presence of hepatitis B virus DNA. Southern blot analyses of DNA extracted from the hepatocellular carcinomas were negative for hepatitis B virus DNA in all 17 patients examin
Status of hepatitis B virus DNA in alcoholic liver disease: A study of a large urban population in the United States
β Scribed by Tse-Ling Fong; Sugantha Govindarajan; Boontar Valinluck; Allan G. Redeker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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