A Schurich, P Khanna, AR Lopes, KJ Han… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library Persistent infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) accounts for more than a million deaths a year from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Existing therapies usually suppress rather than cure infection, necessitating long-term use of antiviral agents with ongoing ... Related articles - All 3 versions
DR McGivern… - Molecular Genetics of Liver Neoplasia, 2011 - Springer Abstract Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Following the initial acute phase of HCV infection, a majority of patients develop a chronic infection that may be without symptoms for many years. During this time, the ... Related articles - All 2 versions
KC Lau, CW Lam, CY Law, ST Lai, TY Tsang… - Clinica Chimica …, 2011 - Elsevier Polymorphisms in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and non-MHC genes were recently reported to be associated with persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and host response to hepatitis B vaccine in Asian populations. We aimed to confirm the associations in ... Related articles - All 2 versions
S Bose, P Sakhuja, L Bezawada… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library Results: Mutation in codon 12 of K-ras appeared to be an uncommon event in the pathogenesis of HCC. We found unusually low levels of Ras expression in HCC compared with those with normal liver and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis). Considerable ... Related articles - All 3 versions
TC Zhang, FM Pan, LZ Zhang, YF Gao, ZH Zhang… - Infection, 2011 - Springer Abstract Background Up to now, many publications about the Chinese population have evaluated the correlation between interleukin-10 (IL-10) -1082 and -592 polymorphisms and persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the results remain inconclusive. In order to ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 3 versions