The nucleotide sequence of the Japanese type of hepatitis C virus (HCV-J) genome,
consisting of 9413 nucleotides, was determined by analyses of cDNA clones from plasma …

Male sex, age, cirrhosis, and HB s Ag are the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). The geographic distribution of HCC is highly uneven, such that three distinct …

Better knowledge of the risk factors associated with the appearance of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) could improve the efficacy of surveillance programs. A total of 463 patients …

In this article, the epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), risk factors for the
development of HCC, and how these factors affect the decision about whether an individual …

Patients with chronic active hepatitis C and cirrhosis often develop hepatocellular
carcinoma. Interferon (IFN) seems to be effective in some patients but whether it prevents …

In contrast to certain other cancers, 1-4 screening for liver cancer has become, at least
among hepatologists, an accepted part of the management of patients with end-stage liver …

To elucidate the appearance rates of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis and to assess the
risk factors for hepatocellular carcinogenesis, we prospectively studied 795 consecutive …

Processing of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) H strain polyprotein yields at least nine distinct
cleavage products: NH2-C-E1-E2-NS2-NS3-NS4A-NS4B-NS5A-NS5B-CO OH. As …

Staging systems are key to predict the prognosis of patients with cancer, to stratify the
patients according to prognostic variables in the setting of clinical trials, to allow the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major cancers in the world. There is a striking
variation in HCC incidence rates between various countries, with a highest‐to‐lowest ratio of …