Hepatitis B Genotypes And Mutants May Influence Liver Cancer Risk
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes liver cancer in some individuals, but not all strains of the virus are associated with the same degree of risk. If confirmed, the newly reported data could help target chemoprevention strategies in the future.
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